Rikosseuraamusalan englanti (5 op)

Tavoitteet

Opiskelija osaa
- kommunikoida oman alansa tilanteissa ammattimaisesti
- kirjoittaa ja puhua englantia käyttäen oikeaa tyyliä tilanteeseen sopivasti
- tunnistaa henkilökohtaiset kommunikaatio- ja kielitaidon kehittämistarpeensa ja kehittää kielitaitoaan erilaisia oppimistekniikoita käyttäen
- etsiä tietoa ammattialansa englanninkielisistä julkaisuista ja tietokannoista

Aika ja paikka

See a more detailed schedule and instructions in Canvas

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

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)

Toteutustapa

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

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

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.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

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

Lisätiedot

• 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.