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English in Social Services (5 cr)

Code: R0032-3030

General information


Enrollment

23.11.2020 - 29.11.2020

Timing

29.03.2021 - 31.05.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Porvoo, sote

Campus

Laurea Virtual Campus

Teaching languages

  • English
  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Sosionomikoulutus (SSP2), Laurea Porvoo (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Kirsi Kiiveri

Teacher in charge

Kirsi Kiiveri

Groups

  • SSP221KA
    Sosionomikoulutus, monimuotototeutus, K21, Porvoo

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

- Classroom lessons online via Zoom and independent work
- Video presentation, group work
- Written assignments
- Continuous oral delivery
- Written online exam

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 exam

Further information for students

Lecturer Kirsi Kiiveri, kirsi.kiiveri@laurea.fi , tel. +358 50 303 3651

Zoom: https://laurea.zoom.us/my/kirsi.kiiveri

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).
Evalauation is directly linked to the Common European Framework for Languages ( Assesment criteria framework is available in Optima)
•There are a total of 4 compulsory assignments: video presentation, two written assignments 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 attendance in the Zoom 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.