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English for health care and social services (5 cr)

Code: VA00DM64-3003

General information


Enrollment

05.02.2023 - 06.03.2023

Timing

07.03.2023 - 16.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Yhteisten opintojen koulutusyksikkö

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Higher education preparatory program for immigrants

Teachers

  • Hannele Ylönen
  • Elina Halonen

Groups

  • VALME23K
    Higher Education Preparatory Program for Immigrants

Objective

The students can communicate understandably in English in different kinds of written and spoken language situations of the field. The students improve their English skills and know how to use English language materials relevant to higher education studies.

Content

The course includes the basics of the English language. It also offers the chance to practice different field-related oral and written communication situations and to increase the courage to use the English language. An essential target is to produce clear, logical and readable texts in different styles. The material used in spoken and written tasks is related to the field of health care and social services, such as the concepts, service systems, various working life situations and ethics. In addition, the students develop their language learning techniques (e.g. reading professional texts, studying vocabulary).

Opiskelumateriaali

Opettajan ja opiskelijoiden kokoamat ja tekemät opiskelumateriaalit löytyvät opintojakson Learn-alustalta ja Teams-sovelluksesta.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Ota yhteys opintojakson opettajaan.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Opintojaksoon liittyy alakohtaisen sanaston ja viestimistilanteiden harjoittelua.

Tentit ja muut määräajat

Suullinen tentti
Kirjallinen tentti

Opiskelijan työmäärä

Opintojakson laajuus on 5 op = keskimäärin135 tuntia opiskelijatyötä.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PASS
Student has achieved the course objectives. Student is able to identify and use the course subject area’s concepts and to put to use his/her knowledge and skills.

FAIL
Student has not achieved the course objectives. Student is able to identify and use only a few course subject area’s concepts and cannot put to use his/her knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria

Itsenäiset tehtävät, opiskelijan aktiivisuus opintojaksolla, jatkuva arviointi, kirjallinen tentti, suullinen tentti ja mahdolliset uusintatentit sovitaan opettajan kanssa erikseen.