XENT003 Communication Skills (3 cr)

Study level:
Other studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

Description

Content

Students will enhance their oral communication skills in academic and professional situations relating to their own field and future profession. Students will become familiar with the conventions and cultural considerations associated with spoken production and interaction. In addition students will continue to develop communication confidence and team working skills.

Completion methods

General and small group discussions, field-specific presentations, problem-solving tasks.

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course students are expected to:

  • communicate orally, with confidence, in formal and informal situations in an academic and workplace context,
  • prepare and deliver a professional presentation that follows internationally accepted norms.
  • recognize, understand and adjust to intercultural or interdisciplinary differences in communication,
  • work purposefully in groups, negotiating and building on the contributions of others to complete tasks,
  • present information and argue clearly and academically to others,
  • access and apply repertoire tools and competencies for field-specific vocabulary
  • be familiar with and use various resources to facilitate and support the above.

Additional information

Compulsory for some degrees – check your requirements from your HOPS 

TARGET GROUPS: Primarily second year JYU degree students in some BA or MA studies

PROFICIENCY LEVEL: B2 -> C1 (upper intermediate - advanced)

Description of prerequisites

XEN*001 Academic Reading where required


Recommended prerequisites

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:
Compulsory and active participation. Successful completion of core assignments. Final grading is based on the applicable grading scale for the course.
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Method 2

Description:
You cannot register for this exam in Sisu, so please check Movi pages https://movi.jyu.fi/fi/ohjeita/tentit/korvaavat-kokeet/english-exemption-exams for the appropriate English language teacher responsible for your faculty for screening.
Evaluation criteria:
A successful completion of the oral exam requires a grade 4 or 5.
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Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (3 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching

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Exemption exam (3 cr)

Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
No published teaching