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Professional English for nursing (3 cr)

Code: HT00EK69-3030

General information


Enrollment

04.11.2024 - 17.11.2024

Timing

13.01.2025 - 31.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Yhteisten opintojen koulutusyksikkö

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • English
  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Mira Häkkinen

Groups

  • SHMI24SM
    Nursing, part-time studies

Objective

You are able to actively use the basic professional vocabulary of your field.
You are able to look for information in English in professional sources and apply it in different study and work related communication situations.
You are able to communicate in English in various spoken and written situations in your professional field

Content

What professional vocabulary is essential in your professional field?
How to look for information in professional sources in English and how to apply this information?
How to interact in spoken communication situations in English and how to draw up texts in English for professional purposes?
How to communicate in study-related situations and work communities in English?

Opiskelumateriaali

Online material in Learn compiled by the teacher and the students

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Flexible online studies. The studies include optional, time specific online classes.

The written exam will be taken in an Exam room on campus.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Learning tasks connected to practical nursing

Tentit ja muut määräajat

Continuous assessment and exam in the end of the course. The exam will be taken in an Exam room on campus.

A specific assessment schedule and criteria will be published at the beginning of the course.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

3 credits = 81h of student work

Toteutuksen osien kuvaus

Essential professional vocabulary
Communication in practical professional situations
Information search

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment and exam
Assessment is based on the European frame of reference level B2

Qualifications

If you have been instructed to participate in the Intensive course in English, you must complete it or independently acquire the equivalent knowledge and skills before you can participate in this course.