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English in Social Services (5 cr)

Code: R0032-3022

General information


Enrollment

01.08.2020 - 30.08.2020

Timing

31.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Tikkurila, sote

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Sosionomikoulutus (SSV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Niina Kovalainen

Teacher in charge

Anu Lindström

Groups

  • SSVOPS20
    Sosionomikoulutus, Avoin AMK polkuopinnot, monimuotototeutus, S20, 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

- Contact lessons, real-time Zoom meetings and independent work
- Video presentation, group work
- Written assignments

Due to the ongoing nature of assessment, there is no possibility to attend in-class lesson via Zoom. Students can miss one lesson in class and still pass the course.

Learning materials and recommended literature

All material is provided in Canvas

Students workload

1 Credit = 27 hours of work
For a 5 credit course you should do 135 hours of work.

Content and scheduling

General information about the course
Studying social services, working as a Bachelor of Social Services
Kela & applying for benefits, Social security in Finland
Child welfare
Day care/ school
Social exclusion, substance abuse, mental health issues
People with disabilities
The elderly people
Immigrants and refugees
Oral interview
Written case in teams

Further information for students

Senior Lecturer Niina Kovalainen, niina.kovalainen@laurea.fi

Zoom: https://laurea.zoom.us/my/niinakoo (if necessary due to covid)

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 case).
Evaluation is directly linked to the Common European Framework for Languages
(Assessment criteria framework is available in Optima)
•There are a total of 4 compulsory assignments: video interview, two written assignments and team case meeting. All compulsory assignments need to be accepted to obtain a grade for the course.
•As this is a communications course, compulsory attendance in the in-class sessions is expected (75 %)
•Your final grade from the course will be given based on the aforementioned evaluation criteria as a grade between 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.