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English for Business (5 cr)

Code: T31L126OJ-3007

General information


Enrollment

01.10.2024 - 20.01.2025

Timing

21.01.2025 - 13.05.2025

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Economics T

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

16 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Business Management

Teachers

  • Teresa Chen

Responsible person

Teresa Chen

Student groups

  • TA31L24K
    Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Economics, Tornio, Spring 2024
  • T31L24S
    Tradenomi (AMK) liiketalous, päiväopinnot, Tornio, syksy 2024
  • T31L24K
    Tradenomi (AMK) liiketalous, Xbit-akatemia, päiväopinnot, Tornio, kevät 2024

Location and time

Spring 2025, Kauppakatu 58, Tornio in classroom and in Zoom

Tuesday afternoons at 14:00-18:00 (21.1, 11.2., 18.2., 25.2., 11.3., 18.3., 25.3., 8.4., 15.4. & 13.5.)

Due to large number of students, the whole class will be divided into two groups:

Gp1 at 14:00-16:00 and Gp 2 at 16:00-18:00

Materials

Textbook available from the school library: Isaacs, C. Pesso, P. Rasimus, R. & Rönkä, I. 2022 Eye for Business. Edita. https://luc.finna.fi/lapinamk/Record/luc_electronic_amk.994816554306246?sid=3657801722

Teaching methods

The learning pedagogy includes 30 "blended" contact lessons (in-class and Zoom) during which pair and group exercises are carried out, in addition to self-supervised studies done outside of class hours.

Mandatory participation required during class activities and tasks to facilitate continuous evaluation and the opportunity for students to practise and learn.

Exam schedules

Written and spoken expression skills will be evaluated on a continuous basis during lessons.
There will be final written and spoken proficiency tests which must be accomplished successfully by the end of the course.
Students are allowed to re-do the tests twice successfully to receive a passing grade.

Content scheduling

Students acquire business vocabulary and learn diverse English language skills for business life to be able to communicate orally and in writing form for professional interaction.
The studies include individual, group work and independent study.

Further information

Mandatory participation required during class activities and tasks to facilitate continuous evaluation and the opportunity for students to practise and learn.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading will be done on continuous evaluation based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
https://europa.eu/europass/en/common-european-framework-reference-language-skills
The grading scale is 1-5