English in Social Services (5 cr)

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

Materials

All learning material is provided in Canvas.

Teaching methods

The competence areas are:
• Oral communication skills needed for the workplace: presentations skills; client interactions;
• Basics of Constructive communication (Nonviolent Communication) as a professional and personal communication method to facilitate empathetic encounters with clients as well self-empathy and self-development.
• Reflective written skills
• Report and academic writing skills
• Intercultural competences
• Group working skills
• Field-specific vocabulary

Completion alternatives

Recognition of prior learning and workplace acquired competences should be discussed with the teacher and then applied for. Suitable compensatory or supplementary tasks will be developed accordingly.

Student workload

For a 5 credit course you are expected to do 135 hours of work.
An in-depth workload will be supplied in the Canvas workspace
There will be 44 hours of contact lessons

Evaluation scale

H-5