Professional English - Opinto-opas

After completing this course or acquiring corresponding learning elsewhere the student

- Can describe themselves and their competence in a positive, sales-oriented way in English.
- Knows the most central terminology of their field in English and is able to learn more independently.
- Can present an organisation in their field, the industry and its operations in English.
- Can speak English in typical work-related situations in their field.
- Knows principles of multicultural communication and can adapt their communication in work-related situations according to those principles.
- Can evaluate their language and culture related competence and assess possible needs for development.

Depending on the result of the level test possibly Remedial studies.
The CEFR level of the course is B2.

- Self-presentation and personal branding
- Field-specific terminology
- Discussing organisational and industry-related matters
- Work-related and multicultural communication
- Language and cultural competence evaluation
- Effective communication in meetings
- Enhancing overall proficiency in professional English

Grading criteria
1 level= The student
- Knows how to describe the key points of themselves and their competence in a limited manner.
- Knows some of the most central terminology of their field in English and knows how to learn more.
- Can present the basic key points of an organization in their field, the industry and its operation in English.
- Can speak English in some of the typical work-related situations in their field.
- Knows principles of multicultural communication at a basic level and can adapt their communication in work-related situations according to those principles to some extent.
- Can evaluate their language and culture related competence and assess possible needs for development. Limited language competence has an effect on reaching goals; the language skills are enough to manage simple situations but lead to misunderstandings at times.
- The student has been active in their studies to some extent and followed instructions.

Grading criteria
3 level= The student
- Knows how to describe the key points of themselves and their competence in English.
- Knows the most central terminology of their field in English and knows how to learn more.
- Can present the key points of an organization in their field, the industry and its operation in English without preparing in advance.
- Can speak English in most of the typical work-related situations in their field.
- Knows the principles of multicultural communication well and can usually adapt their communication in work-related situations according to those principles.
- Can evaluate their language and culture related competence and assess possible needs for development. The language competence makes reaching their goals challenging at times but is adequate for most situations and possible misunderstandings can be cleared.
- The student has been quite active in their studies and has followed given instructions most of the time.

Grading criteria
5 level= The student
- Knows how to describe themselves and their competence in a versatile and skillful manner in English.
- Knows the central terminology of their field in English very well and knows how to learn more.
- Can present an organization in their field, the industry and its operation in English in a versatile and sophisticated manner.
- Can speak English in work-related situations in their field fluently.
Knows the principles of multicultural communication well and can adapt their communication in work-related situations fluently according to those principles.
- Can evaluate their language and culture related competence and assess possible needs for development.
- The student has been active in their studies and has followed given instructions consistently.

This course is one of the Key Competences of all Haaga-Helia degrees. This DEMO implementation is aimed at demonstrating your competence. Students of all Haaga-Helia degrees can do the demonstration of competence here, but the tasks will be degree specific.

The competence goals and assessment criteria are identical with the Professional English course.

This is a DEMO implementation and it does not include any teaching. It is only aimed at demonstrating your competence.

Teija Schalin

The study material and information about the demonstration of competence is available in Moodle.

The contents of the course are related to working life.

Pasila Campus

The demonstration of competence can be done any time before attending the Professional English course. There is a variety of dates available. There is no retake opportunity; if you receive the fail grade 0, you’ll have to take a standard implementation (CONTACT, ONLINE, BLENDED, VIRTUAL).

English

The course topics include practices of English-speaking countries and English-language communication as part of today's Finnish working life.

12.01.2026 - 31.05.2026

The demonstration instructions and tasks are detailed in Moodle.

01.12.2025 - 15.05.2026

The demonstration of competence can be done any time before attending the Professional English course. There is a variety of dates available.

DEMO

This DEMO implementation can only be completed according to the instructions in Moodle.

Olav Vidjeskog, Teija Schalin, Niina Moilanen, Eija Hansén, Kristiina Huff, Ilpo Päiväläinen, Mikko Ilmari

1 - 250

Assessment is based on the pre-assignment essay, demonstration of oral communication skills, and an exam.

AVO Avoin ammattikorkeakoulu, TRALI Tradenomi liiketalous, TRATI Tradenomi tietojenkäsittely, RESTO Restonomi, RESRU Restonomi ruokatuotanto, LIIKO Liikunnanohjaaja, MEDIA Medianomi, journalismi

0.00 cr

H-5