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English A Language and literature: class of 2026

The Story of English is one of the core courses of the Intermediate Studies at the Department of English. All major and minor students or English need to complete at least 20 op worth of core courses. The Story of English is a good choice either in your first or second year, possibly also in your third. Please note that this course is for the major and minor students of the English Dept, exchange students entitled to take English Dept courses, and VAO students.

Objectives

After taking the course, students will be able to:

- identify and describe different theoretical approaches to the multimodality of language
- recognise recurring structures of social interaction and analyse them from a multimodal perspective
- design a small multimodal study (e.g. MA thesis) that uses video-recorded social interaction as its data

Learning outcomes

This course is designed to develop students’ awareness of academic and professional communication and focuses on foundational skills needed to communicate effectively in academic contexts and generate academically sound work. Students will develop their academic skills (e.g. search strategies and active listening), and language skills (e.g. vocabulary development and communicative competence). 

Objectives

KIEN2318 English for Natural Sciences is an integrated skills academic English course, which aims to develop students’ awareness of technical and professional communication. The course focuses on the skills needed to communicate effectively in academic contexts and generate academically sound work. Students will develop their academic skills (e.g. search strategies and active listening), and language skills (e.g. vocabulary development and communicative competence).

On completion of KIEN2318 English for Natural Sciences, students will be better equipped to

- develop both their general and field specific vocabulary
- engage critically with texts (written and oral) and concepts
- follow academic communication conventions, both written and oral.
- collaborate with others to develop and produce academically sound work
- reflect on their learning strategies

ENGL 1013 English Language and Linguistics

Lectures: Thursdays 10.15-11.45, P1-P2; and some Mondays 10.15-11.45, P2 only (please see the syllabus for more details)

Locations: Please see Peppi for details

Dr. Derya Duran

contact: derya.duran@utu.fi

Objectives

The student knows the standard sound system of English and its description with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as well as the basics of English word stress, speech rhythm and intonation. The student knows how to compare sound systems and is familiar with basic phonetic and phonological concepts. The student can discuss factors affecting second language pronunciation.

This integrated skills course supports students in their academic studies. Students develop their abilities in reading, writing, listening and speaking in addition to the special discourse and terminology of their fields, and create a portfolio of work to showcase these skills. Emphasis is placed on active student participation.

By the end of the course students should:

• be able to analyse an English academic text and summarise the main ideas orally and in writing;
• recognize and use appropriate style in academic writing;
• be able to take notes from books and lectures; and
• be able to take an active part in discussions.

This will be a contact course with some Zoom lessons

Objectives

This course focuses on skills needed to communicate effectively in academic and professional contexts and generate academically sound work. Students will further develop their skills (e.g. active reading and synthesizing), and language skills (e.g. discussion and professional communication).

On completion of KIEN2762 English: Academic & Professional Skills II for Education, students will be better equipped to:
- write an academic paper and/or pedagogical task(s) using appropriate style and referencing
- work with peers and give a presentation related to their field of study
- practise academic and professional communication skills
- engage critically with texts (written and oral) and concepts
- follow a process approach in the production of academically sound work