Curriculum subject

English for Oral and Written Communication

Subject
Subject code	HKE055
Subject name	English for Oral and Written Communication
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2014 KT
Study year	2
Semester	Spring semester
Subject type	Optional

Subject loads
Practice	40

General description
This ability will be developed through a variety of exercises and activities: sentence building exercises, short response exercises, essay writing, role-plays, discussions, reports, and presentations. Topics will include environmental, social, and ethical issues.

General aim
To improve the student's ability to express him/herself in both oral and written form in English, to enable him/her to write and deliver reports or presentations, argue, negotiate, generally converse and express a point of view more effectively.

Aim
A student who has successfully passed through this course - delivers reports in English more effectively; - writes summaries of different texts; - expresses and defends his/her opinions or positions more effectively; - knows how to write various (business) letters.

Form description
Classroom time is used to practise English using group work, pairwork, role-plays, presentations, short writing tasks,discussions, various exercises.

Literature
e support in Moodle: Oral and Written Communication in English by Sirje Truu www.macmillanglobal.com Materials chosen and compiled by the lecturer

Evaluation methods
Vocabulary tests Oral and written summaries Presentations Evaluation criteria are presented in the syllabus.

Name of the e-learning course at Moodle environment (http://ekool.tktk.ee)
Oral and Written Communication in English by Sirje Truu

E-learning
Course is taken partially or fully in e-learning environment:	Yes
The course is conducted in online learning environment:	Moodle
E-course type:	Combined course, some classes are taken in e-study

Current rounds
None