English in Social Services (5 cr)
Code: R0032-3007
General information
Enrollment
13.05.2019 - 26.05.2019
Timing
01.10.2019 - 31.12.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
2 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Otaniemi, sote
Campus
Laurea Otaniemi
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Sosionomikoulutus (SSY2), Laurea yhteinen (Finnish)
Teachers
- Mirja Villman
Teacher in charge
Mirja Villman
Groups
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SSG219SNSosionomikoulutus, päivätoteutus, S19, Otaniemi
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- communicate as a professional in field specific tasks
- speak and write English with the understanding of the appropriate style and register
- identify personal developmental needs in communication and language skills and develop realistic strategies for improvement
- search for information from professional publications and databases
Teaching methods
Contact teaching and self-study
Learning materials and recommended literature
Textbook Way to welfare: p. 10, 37-39, 100, 112-113, 166-168, 189-197
and the 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 classes on Tue 8 Oct at 13.00-15.00 room 330
Oral presentations on Tue 10 Dec at 10.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00 language lab
Exam on Wed 11 Dec at 13.00-15.00 big auditorium 120, written assignments handed in, Optima return box
Forms of internationality
English-speaking world and culture
Students workload
Equals 5 credits of student´s work
Content and scheduling
According to the timetable on the course tray
Further information for students
Written assignments:
- essay My education, work experience and future career, 1 A4 sheet
- translation of a field-spesific article/text from English into Finnish, length 3 A4 sheets, links to databases, see LibGuides
- to be handed in on Wed 11 Dec, Optima return box
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
Written exam, oral presentation and written assignments
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
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