Skip to main content

English in Correctional Services (5 cr)

Code: V1386-3004

General information


Enrollment
29.11.2021 - 05.12.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
16.03.2022 - 02.06.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
1 cr
Virtual proportion
4 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Campus
Laurea Tikkurila
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
Sosionomikoulutus, rikosseuraamusala (SRV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)
Teachers
Lloyd Bethell
Teacher in charge
Kirsi Kiiveri
Groups
SRV222KA
Sosionomikoulutus, rikosseuraamusala, monimuotototeutus, K22, Tikkurila
Study unit
V1386

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

Location and time

See a more detailed schedule and instructions in Canvas

Materials

All learning material is provided in Canvas.

However, if you are interested in reading more on Constructive Communication you can read:
Marshall B. Rosenberg: Rakentava ja myötäelävä vuorovaikutus or Nonviolent Communication - A Language of Life (same book in English)

Teaching methods

This course has a combination of contact lessons and individual/group work. It includes:

• Oral communication skills needed for the workplace: presentations; describing services; interviewing skills;
• Reflective written skills
• Field-specific vocabulary and understanding

Upon completion of the course, a student should be able to
• communicate orally and in written form in workplace and academic related dialogues
• use correctional services field related vocabulary
• discuss field-related intercultural influences and possibilities

Completion alternatives

AHOT (RPL – recognition of prior learning) and workplace acquired competences should be discussed with the teacher and then applied for. Suitable compensatory tasks will be developed accordingly.

Student workload

For a 5 credit course you are expected to do 135 hours of work.

Further information

• As this is a communications course, compulsory attendance during the whole course is expected (80%)
• Evaluation includes both a written and oral demonstration of skills which are graded 0-5
• Both of the above skills demonstrations need to be accepted to pass the course
• The evaluation criteria for the course are available in Canvas based on a combination of the Common European Framework for Languages and working life competences.
• Many workplaces require English skills of at least a B2.1 level according to the Common European Framework for languages, which is equivalent to a grade 3 according to the evaluation system in this course.
• Various assignments will also be given during the course which also need to be completed to pass the course.
• The final grade from the course will be given based on the aforementioned 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.

Go back to top of page