English for Health Care (5 cr)

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

Location and time

Otaniemi campus on weeks 3-9

Materials

Selected material from textbooks Dear patient/Healthy English/Way to health and teacher´s own material

Teaching methods

Contact teaching and self-study

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

According to the timetable on the course tray:
first classes on Tue 15 Jan at 10.00-12.00 in 212
oral presentations Wed 20 Feb at 9.00-11.00 and 12.00-14.00 language lab
exam Thu 28 Feb at 10.00-12.00 big auditorium

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

On weeks 3-9

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Written assignments:
- essay: My education and work experience, 1 A4 sheet
- translation: a text on the field of nursing e.g. from a database, from English into Finnish, 3 A4 sheets