Study Guide

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

Location and time

Otaniemi campus on weeks 6-16

Learning materials and recommended literature

Selected parts of textbooks Healthy English, Way to health and Dear patient 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

-

Important dates

According to the timetable on course tray
- first lessons on Mon 4 Feb at 10.00-12.00 A+B room 219
- oral presenations on Wed 10 Apr at 9.30-11.30 and 12.30-14.30 in language lab
- exam on Mon 15 Apr at 10.00-12.00 small auditorium

Forms of internationality

English-speaking world and culture

Students workload

Equals 5 credits of student´s work

Content and scheduling

On weeks 6-16

Further information for students

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

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Written exam, oral presentation and written assignments
Written assignments:
- My day in practical training, essay, 1 A4, a typical day in clinical training, duties, colleagues, patients/clients
- My education and work experience, essay, 1 A4, your educational path and work experience in English
- translation of a field-specific article from English into Finnish, 2 A4, links and hints in LibGuides
- hand in printed out in the exam on Mon 15 Apr at 10.00-12.00, small auditorium

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 and accurate vocabulary

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