Study Guide

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

Senior lecturer, M.A. Mirja Villman
mirja.villman@laurea.fi

Location and time

Otaniemi campus on weeks 41-50

Learning materials and recommended literature

Textbook Way to welfare: pages 10, 37-39, 100, 112-113, 166-168, 189-197
Teacher´s own material
Sosiaalturvan sanasto, Huoltaja-säätiö, CD - glossary

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

First lessons on Wed 7 Oct at 13.00-15.00, small auditorium
Oral presentations on Wed 2 Dec at 10.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00, language lab
Exam Thu 10 Dec at 12.30-14.30, big auditorium
Other classes according to the timetable on the course tray

Forms of internationality

English-speaking world and culture

Students workload

Equals 5 credits of student´s work

Content and scheduling

Intensively on weeks 41-50

Course: 80 % attendance
Exam: assessment fail-5
Oral presentation: field-specific theme, assessment fail-5
Written assignments:
- essay: My education and work experience, 1 A4 sheet
- translation: field-specific article/text from English into Finnish, 3 A4 sheets
- assessment pass/fail
- handed in on Canvas site on 13 Dec

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Written exam, oral presentation and written assignments

National evaluation criteria, discussed during the course, see also Link

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 on a basic level, 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 complex grammatical constructions