Spring
Course name English for Agriculture
Course date 15.01.2024 - 30.04.2024
Institution Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Course language English
Credits 3 ECTS credit

Field Nature and Environment HUB
Teacher Arja Maunumäki
Email
Available for open UAS No
Level Bachelor

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Enrolment period 20.11.2023 - 01.03.2024
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English for Agriculture

15.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Course description

Objectives:

I understand and can interpret written and oral materials in the field. I am able to describe operation environment, production lines and production processes of farms. I can communicate in agriculture related oral and written communication situations. Language proficiency level: CEFR B2.1

Content:

Agriculture related oral and written communication situations. Information search from English sources. Activating the use of vocabulary: agriculture in Finland, different production lines, farm forestry and environment.

Prerequisites

Upper secondary level or comparable English language skills (CEFR B1).

Assessment criteria

Pass/Fail.

Assessment is based on the tasks student uploads in Moodle. The course is approved after the student has returned all the required tasks and they are assessed Pass.

Course way of working and time table

Online course in Moodle. Student completes tasks independently.

Course info

This is a free-choice English course and does not correspond to the compulsory English course included in Bachelor’s degree.

Course enrolment info

The enrolment form opens on November 20, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. The course is free of charge for degree students (Bachelor’s/Master’s) at universities of applied sciences and for Open Studies’ path students. Also students from schools of professional teacher education and exchange students may complete the course free of charge. The link to the form can be found at the top of this page (“Enrol”). When registering, you must use the email address of your university of applied sciences.

After successful registration, you will receive a confirmation message. If you do not receive a confirmation message, please also check your spam folder and, if necessary, contact campusonline@oulu.fi.

Note! Students of the Oulu University of Applied Sciences register through Peppi.