English in Social Services (5 cr)

Code: R0032-3044

General information

Enrollment: 29.11.2021 - 05.12.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 0 cr

Virtual proportion: 5 cr

Campus: Laurea Otaniemi

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 60

Degree programmes: Sosionomikoulutus (SSG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)

Teachers: Mirja Villman

Teacher in charge: Mirja Villman

Groups: SSG222KA
Sosionomikoulutus, monimuotototeutus, K22, Otaniemi

Study unit: R0032

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

On weeks 9-19

Materials

The teacher´s own material on Canvas site and textbook Way to welfare

Teaching methods

Zoom meetings and self-study
Teacher: M.A., senior lecturer Mirja Villman
mirja.villman@laurea.fi

Employer connections

Exam schedules

Zoom meetings according to the timetable
Course info on Tue 1 Mar at 9.00-10.00, Zoom: https://laurea.zoom.us/j/539343904, passcode 086435
Exam: on Tue 17 May at 16.00-18.00 on campus
Oral presentation: on video by Sun 15 May 23.59 to Canvas site or on campus Mon 11 Apr at 13-??
Written assignment handed in on Canvas site by Sun 22 May 23.59

International connections

English-speaking world and culture

Completion alternatives

If/when recognition of previous studies: written and oral exam, possibly an additional written assignment

Student workload

Equals 5 credits of student´s work

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fails to produce English even on a minimum level of acceptance

Content scheduling

Intensively according to the timetable

Evaluation scale

H-5