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LS2442 English for Employment 7.5 credits

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The course English for Employment enhances your ability to communicate effectively and professionally in English in the international workplace, for instance in emails and in online meetings. The course also gives you skills to describe your background, interests and experience in a clear, professional and attention-catching manner in the job-seeking process.

This course is one out of several courses in English communication provided by KTH Language and Communication. To see a complete list of our first-cycle and second-cycle courses, please visit our course page.

Schedule P2 2025: Please note that for some weeks, there are two seminars in the schedule (Wednesday and Thursday). These weeks students are divided into two groups and attend the seminar on either Wednesday or Thursday.

Information per course offering

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Termin

Information for Spring 2026 Start 13 Jan 2026 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
13 Jan 2026 - 13 Mar 2026
Periods

Spring 2026: P3 (7.5 hp)

Pace of study

50%

Application code

61484

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
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Number of places

18 - 54

Target group
Open to all students provided that the course can be included in the program The course is suitable for incoming students
Planned modular schedule
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Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus LS2442 (Autumn 2024–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus LS2442 (Autumn 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The course aims for its participants to acquire advanced English for working life and to communicate appropriately in professional contexts. Course participants work with:

- advanced vocabulary, grammar, and rhetoric for professional communication in English

- professional genres and conventions

- cultural and linguistic diversity in the workplace

- strategies to inform and convince different audiences

Intended learning outcomes

In a language-focused learning environment and with course participants from different technical disciplines, the students learn both the mechanics of English and strategies to communicate their technical knowledge in clear, concise, and precise English.

After passing the course, the students should be able to:

  1. analyse and evaluate (in both discussion and writing) workplace-related communication, with particular sensitivity to the distinctive features of inter-cultural communication, technical communication, and formal communication
  2. motivate their choice of different styles and strategies for information structure in order to communicate effectively in text and using electronic communication tools
  3. communicate effectively and convincingly their academic and professional experiences, identify suitable negotiation techniques, and apply them to reach a consensus in professional meetings

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Documented knowledge in a STEM discipline, with a minimum of 90 ECTS, and English proficiency equivalent to B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • INL1 - Assignments, 4.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • TEN1 - Oral examination, 1.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • SEM1 - Seminars, 2.0 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.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examiner

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Profile picture Jamie Rinder

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

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ITM/Learning in Engineering Sciences

Main field of study

This course does not belong to any Main field of study.

Education cycle

Second cycle