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English in Social Services (5 cr)

Code: R0032-SSG1811

General information


Enrollment

14.05.2018 - 31.05.2018

Timing

28.08.2018 - 21.12.2018

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Otaniemi, sote

Campus

Laurea Otaniemi

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

15 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Sosionomikoulutus (SSG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Mirja Villman

Teacher in charge

Mirja Villman

Groups

  • SSG218SN

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: 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 Mon 1 Oct at 10.00-12.00, A+B group, big auditorium
Oral presentations on Tue 11 Dec 9.00-16.00, language lab, pair assignment, appointments made later
Exam Thu 13 Dec at 9.30-11.30 big auditorium
Other classes according to the timetable on 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 40-50

Further information for students

Written assignments for self-study:
1. An essay: My education, work experience and future career, length 1-2 page(s)
2. A translation of an article relevant to the field of social services from English into Finnish (databases for social services, professional journals and magazines, textbooks), length 3 pages. Hand in on exam date printed out.

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 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