XENH001 Academic Reading (3 op)

Course description

This course focuses on information management and evaluation, critical reading, and academic communication skills in English. During the course students will, among other tasks, work in teams, read and discuss discipline-specific research and deliver a presentation. The coursework advances academic literacies, terminology, interactive communication, and peer- and self-assessment strategies for further development in the field and future profession.

Main content

• finding and evaluating sources
• reading strategies
• critical reading
• summarising and presenting academic information

On completion of the course, students are expected to

• be able to locate, identify and critically analyse academic texts in their own field of study 
• understand the structure of academic texts and use that knowledge when analysing texts and constructing arguments 
• have developed strategies for reading quickly and effectively in English 
• be able to purposefully present research information in a well-structured and accessible manner
• be aware of the benefits of multilingualism in their field of study, and the advantages of utlilising their full language repertoire throughout the research process.
  

Compulsory course for undergraduate degrees in Finnish Sign Language (students who have an official decision to enable them to use Sign Language interpreter services)

TARGET GROUP: Second year students (and above)

PROFICIENCY LEVEL: B2 -> C1 (upper intermediate - advanced)