7. Students' English language skills

The development of language skills must be supported on all programmes where students need to be able to read texts in English. This can, for example, be done by focusing on academic reading early on in the programme and by lecturers and students working with key course-specific terminology in both English and Danish. Learning goals in this area must be included in relevant curricula.

On programmes where English is often used as the working language on the job market, students must, as early as possible in the programme, be taught in English and actively participate in such teaching. Students' use of English terms or written/oral presentation must be included in the assessment of their exam performance in the same way as linguistic performance is included in Danish-language contexts and exams.

Supporting activities in academic English and subject-specific terminology must be integrated via the usual teaching activities on programmes where students are expected to speak in English and write papers in English. This may include language training and specification of terminology rather than actual English classes.

On some language programmes, other languages than English are more important for the job functions students are trained for. In such cases, the teaching should focus on the relevant language.