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English in Social Services (5 cr)

Code: R0032-3009

General information


Enrollment

13.05.2019 - 26.05.2019

Timing

18.09.2019 - 26.11.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Tikkurila, sote

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Sosionomikoulutus (SSY2), Laurea yhteinen (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Jutta Ollila

Teacher in charge

Jutta Ollila

Groups

  • SSV219SN
    Sosionomikoulutus, päivätoteutus, S19, Tikkurila

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

This course is partly implemented through a virtual game called International Social Worker of the Year, contact lessons and self-reflection.
The competence areas are
•Communication skills needed for the workplace including presentations, describing services, interviewing skills, reflective skills, etc.
•Constructive communication (nonviolent communication)
•Intercultural competences
•Field-specific vocabulary and understanding

Learning materials and recommended literature

All material is provided in Optima

Important dates

The exam is online and will be open from 27.11 -29.11.2019.

Students workload

1 Credit = 27 hours of work
For a 5 credit course you should do 135 hours of work.
International Social Worker of the Year Game: 3 Credits
Lessons, learning diary, presentations: 2 Credits

Further information for students

As mentioned above this course is based on a virtual game called International Social Worker of the Year in the game platform Seppo. All details of the game will be provided in Optima. The game will be played in teams. To play in the game you will require a mobile device: phone, pad or laptop to participate.
Also Constructive Communication (Nonviolent Communication) will be taught as a professional and personal communication method to facilitate self-development during the course . The learning diary assignment is connected to this process - the student is expected to reflect on the process as it progresses.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

•Evaluation includes both a written and oral demonstration of skills, which are graded 0-5 (presentation and exam). Based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
•There are a total of 4 compulsory assignments: learning diary, presentation, particpation in the game and the final exam. All compulsory assignments need to be accepted to obtain a grade for the course.
•As this is a communications course, compulsory attendence is expected (80 %)
•The final grade from the course will be given based on the aforementioned evaluation criteria as a grade betweeen 0-5. The final grade which will be seen on the student's certificate is made up of 50% from the oral evaluation and 50% from the written evaluation.