Course Catalog 2008-2009 Pori Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

John Rogers, Henna Hyytiä

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 4, 5 : Thursday 12 - 15, Pori

Requirements

75% attendance

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

Common European Framework of Reference, Level B2. Objectives: To bring students into an experience of using technical vocabulary in their everyday spoken English. Vocabulary and information from Computer English 1 to be used in group exercises. Explaining technical English in a working environment. Students to prepare and deliver a presentation on a chosen technical subject (subject chosen by the student). Students will work and prepare and deliver their presentations in pairs or groups of three. (Presentations can be shot on a video camera with the permission of the student.)

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Computer networks. How the internet works.
2.	How software works. How programming languages work.
3.	Input/output devices, eg how scanners and digital cameras capture images.
4.	Using information that has been collected during Computer English 1.
5.	Students' specialized subjects.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Continuous assessment throughout the course. 75% attendance. Well prepared and presented presentation.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1

Last modified	23.10.2008
Modifier	Tiina Suominen