English for Health Care (5 cr)
Code: R0191-3016
General information
Enrollment
25.11.2019 - 01.12.2019
Timing
02.01.2020 - 30.05.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Otaniemi, sote
Campus
Laurea Otaniemi
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 45
Degree programmes
- Terveydenhoitajakoulutus (STG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)
Teachers
- Mirja Villman
Teacher in charge
Mirja Villman
Groups
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STG219SN
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SHG219SN
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to
- communicate in English both orally and in writing in various working life situations
- take advantage of research information in English
- develop their professional language skills using different learning techniques
Teaching methods
Contact teaching and self-study
Active participation during contact lessons: 80 % present, 20 % absent
Location and time
Otaniemi campus on weeks
- SHG 3-8
- STG 6-12
Learning materials and recommended literature
Selected parts of textbooks Healthy English, Way to health and Dear patient and teacher´s own material
Alternative completion methods of implementation
If/when recognition of previous studies: written and oral exam, possibly an additional written assignment
Co-operation with working life and/or RDI
-
Important dates
According to the timetable on course tray
- first lessons: SHG Wed 15 Jan, STG Tue 4 Feb
- oral presentations: SHG on Tue 18 Feb, STG on Thu 12 Mar
- exam: SHG on Wed 19 Feb at 10.00-12.00, room 122, STG: to be agreed upon later or on re-exam dates
Forms of internationality
The English-speaking world and culture
Students workload
Equals 5 credits of student´s work
Content and scheduling
According to the timetable
Further information for students
Senior lecturer, M.A. Mirja Villman
mirja.villman@laurea.fi
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
National evaluation criteria in use, see Optima
Written exam, oral presentation and written assignments
Oral presentation: dialogue, file-specific theme, about 10 minutes, in pairs, lang lab
Written assignments:
- My day in practical training, essay, 1 A4, a typical day in clinical training, duties, colleagues, patients/clients
- translation of a field-specific article from English into Finnish, 3 A4 sheets, link to the original text included in the translation, links and hints in LibGuides
- handed in to Optima return box. SHG Wed 19 Feb, STG Thu 19 Mar
Evaluation criteria, approved/failed
Fails to produce English even on a minimum level of acceptance
Evaluation criteria, fail (0)
Failing to produce field-specific vocabulary and grammatical constructions
Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
Knows about the basic vocabulary of the field and can use it, a lot of problems in the use of grammatical constructions and accurate vocabulary
Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)
Can produce field-specific vocabulary and grammar works fairly well, but lapses and errors occur
Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)
Shows good mastery of field-specific terminology and can use even more demanding grammatical constructions