English for Social and Health CareLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Students are able to communicate assertively in English in the professional context, paying attention to the demands of the situation, and are also effective in unexpected situations. Students are familiar with the main concepts of the field and can utilise their language skills in tasks requiring expertise. Learning Outcomes Core Competence After completion of the course students are able toevaluate their own learning, evaluate success of communication situations, and apply their skills in new situations.efficiently use language tools (e.g. Internet dictionaries, search machines, and proof-reading tools).adapt their communication styles according to the situation, interlocutor, and the language skills of participants.present themselves and others taking on their own part responsibility for the continuity of a small talk conversation.express their opinions evaluating the pros and the cons of different options.communicate independently in multicultural professional contexts and are aware of the impact of culture on communication.are able in English todraft a job application and participate in a job interview, and in these situations describe their competence and education.compose clear and well-structured e-mail messages that display a professional style.communicate fluently and comprehensibly on the phone.in the field of social services and health care, describe a company or other organisation in English in a professional manner.find, understand, apply and communicate information.compose an abstract for the Bachelor’s thesis according to KyUAS guidelines.Expert Competence After completion of the course students are able in English tounderstand and explain processes, practices and equipment  typical of their own fieldcompose professional texts related to their own field of engineering, e.g. on the basis of Finnish source materialsuse precise and idiomatic professional terminology in oral communication in field-specific contextsretrieve information, continously expand their expertise and share it with group membersxxx

Content

Core Contentlearning skillsusing language toolsapplying for a job, including description of one’s education and competencee-mail and telephone communicationdescription of a company/organisationwriting an abstract for the Bachelor’s thesisinternationally intelligible pronunciationExpert Contentfield-specific terminology and topicspresentation of operations and services in one’s own fieldfield-specific oral communicationcurrent topical issuesworking environments and professions in the fields of social services and health carecomposition of a text, e.g. a report, a memo, a summary or an essay based on extensive source materialextensive company or organization profile, presentation on a product, treatment or service, or another advanced oral outputself and/or peer evaluation from the English language perspective given in Englishin the field of social services, customer encounters and interaction with other professionals of the fieldin the field of health care, terminology related to anatomy, medication, treatment of diseases and side-effects

Assessment criteria, good (3)

A description of the assessment targets is given in the description of the implementation. Scale: Excellent (5), good (4-3), pass (2-1), fail (0). Grades 3-5 require language skills in the European B2 level. In addition to the criteria for a satisfactory grade specified in the course implementation description, active participation in the tuition is a prerequisite for passing the course. Active participation means that the studentattends 75% of the amount of contact lessons unless the course implementation informs otherwise. The language lecturers record attendances in attendance registers. A course that is failed due to too many absences cannot be re-sat by retaking the exam. Instead, the student has to attend the course again.makes sure that they have the study material (e.g. the textbook) specified in the curriculum.takes part in the activities instructed by the lecturer in the contact lessons.completes the given homework according to the lecturer's instructions and on time and actively ensures his own progress e.g. by following the Moodle platform of the course/study unit, particularly after absence from contact lessons.