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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 2015 FOR
Study year 1
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
Current rounds
None
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