Legal English Reading and Oral Communication for Academic Purposes, Groups 1-3 (3 op)

Arviointiasteikko

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Tavoitteet

The course provides the student with an opportunity to develop critical and active reading skills. The course will focus on texts and terminology typically encountered in academic study and the student’s field of study. The objective of the course is to develop skills, strategies and other resources the student will need to read academic and field-specific texts more effectively.

Upon successful completion of the course the student
1) is able to use reading strategies purposefully for critical reading.
2) identifies different types of texts.
3) recognises various text structures and terminology.
4) understands the structure of academic texts and research articles.
5) is able to analyze, interpret and evaluate different types of texts.
6) is able to follow research in their field of study.

Toteutustavat

Group-oriented learning, independent work.

Suoritustavat

Active participation, successful completion of the course assignments.

Sisältö

The course focuses on reading academic texts and other professional literature. Students will work collaboratively in groups to analyze, interpret and evaluate different types of texts.

Opetusmenetelmät

OENG0710 (Reading), Group 3, ONLINE:
The course is in Moodle, and you can work at your own pace, however, you must return the assignments on time.
There course will start on October 2, and there will be no specific meetings. Instead, weekly assignments will be posted on Moodle at the start of each week.


OENG0711 (Oral Communication), Group 3, ONLINE:
The course is in Moodle, and you can work at your own pace, however, you must return the Tasks on time.
The work +Tasks will be given on specific dates (work +Tasks posted at 12 noon), so you have enough time to meet the deadlines.
There are no specific meetings, but some Zoom meetings may be arranged on an individual basis.

Arviointikriteeri, hyväksytty/hylätty

Pass/fail based on completion of the course assignments, active participation.

Esitietovaatimukset

Students should have completed at least one year of study in Law to provide them with necessary conceptual foundation for comparing legal systems.

Lisätiedot

OENG0710 Group1 Teacher: Maria Selin

OENG0711 Group1 Teacher: Maria Selin

OENG0710 Group2 Teacher: Maria Selin

OENG0711 Group2 Teacher: Maria Selin

OENG0710 Group3 Teacher: Sampo Sukanen

OENG0711 Group3 Teacher: Linda Taylor

OENG0711 Legal English Oral Communication for Academic Purposes (2 ECTS) is included in this course. Registration under the code OENG0710.

If you miss the first class session and have not discussed your absence with the teacher, your place can be given to the first person on the waiting list.
Remember to cancel your registration if you will not be taking the course.