XENI003 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, 2024-2025
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 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
Recommended XEN*001 Academic Reading where required
Recommended prerequisites
- Prerequisite group 1
- XENI001 Academic Reading (2–3 cr)Not published for this curriculum period
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
10/28–12/11/2024 Contact teaching
1/20–2/19/2025 Contact teaching
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Exemption exam (3 cr)
Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English