English for Health Care (5 cr)
Code: R0191-3007
General information
Enrollment
26.11.2018 - 02.12.2018
Timing
07.01.2019 - 31.05.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
2 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea university of applied sciences
Campus
Laurea Otaniemi
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)
Teachers
- Mirja Villman
Teacher in charge
Mirja Villman
Groups
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SHG218SN
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to
- communicate in English both orally and in writing in various working life situations
- take advantage of research information in English
- develop their professional language skills using different learning techniques
Teaching methods
Contact teaching and self-study
Learning materials and recommended literature
Selected material from textbooks Dear patient/Healthy English/Way to health and teacher´s own material
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
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Important dates
According to the timetable on the course tray:
first classes on Tue 15 Jan at 10.00-12.00 in 212
oral presentations Wed 20 Feb at 9.00-11.00 and 12.00-14.00 language lab
exam Thu 28 Feb at 10.00-12.00 big auditorium
Forms of internationality
English-speaking world and culture
Students workload
Equals 5 credits of student´s work
Content and scheduling
On weeks 3-9
Further information for students
Written assignments:
- essay: My education and work experience, 1 A4 sheet
- translation: a text on the field of nursing e.g. from a database, from English into Finnish, 3 A4 sheets
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, 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 demanding grammatical constructions