Develop your language skills for successful communication when applying for work and other employment-related situations.
Course memo Autumn 2021
Course presentation
Headings denoted with an asterisk ( * ) is retrieved from the course syllabus version Autumn 2020
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Oral activities to practice work-related communicative situations
Vocabulary and rhetoric in negotiations and discussions
Oral presentation techniques
CVs and cover letters, formal letters, e-mail and other business-related written communication
Overview of communication strategies for the culturally heterogeneous workplace
Discussions using authentic material to increase the understanding of current topics within technology and natural sciences (for example research ethics, sustainable development, and technological breakthroughs)
Intended learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to develop the student's language proficiencies and global skills for efficient work-related communication.
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
• participate actively in discussions, meetings and negotiations in multicultural workplaces and culturally heterogeneous groups
• explain and defend his/her opinions in work-related discussions
• identify differences in linguistic style between everyday and work-related communication, and adapt his/her oral and written production according to the audience
• write business letters and documents
Preparations before course start
Literature
None.
Support for students with disabilities
Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:
Examination and completion
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- LEXA - Continuous assessment, 7.5 credits, Grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
The section below is not retrieved from the course syllabus:
Continuous assessment ( LEXA )
Other requirements for final grade
All course components passed. 75% attendance requirement
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
No information inserted
Contacts
Round Facts
Start date
Missing mandatory information
Course offering
- Autumn 2021-50946
Language Of Instruction
English