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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

  • SSG219SN
    Sosionomikoulutus, 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