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English Professional Skills, B2 (3 cr)

Code: 1001004-3233

General information


Enrollment
02.12.2022 - 23.04.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
06.04.2023 - 26.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
1 cr
Virtual portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Location-independent
Teaching languages
Finnish
English
Seats
16 - 50
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
Katriina Vesanen
Scheduling groups
Pienryhmä a (Size: 25 . Open UAS : 0.)
Pienryhmä b (Size: 25 . Open UAS : 0.)
Small groups
Pienryhmä a
Pienryhmä b
Course
1001004
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Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

HUOM!

Opintojakson tunneista osa pidetään lähitunteina kampuksella ja osa verkossa.
Verkkotapaamiset pidetään Zoomissa. Kutsu ensimmäiseen tuntitapaamiseen lähetetään sähköpostitise ennen kurssin aloitusta. Samaa linkkiä käytetään kurssin kaikissa verkkotapaamisissa ja se löytyy myös itselarning-oppimisympäristöstä.

Kurssin aihealueet:
• Personal learning goals and needs, language level, studies and professional profile
• English needed in patient situations e.g. nursing procedures, patient guidance
• Field-related topics such as Finnish Health care system, patient assessment
• Spoken presentation
• Reading and summarizing field-related material
• Professional vocabulary
• Self-reflection, thesis abstract guidance

Objective

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts. More specifically, students will focus on developing their language and communication skills in.
Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.

Content

- writing professional, field-specific texts
- presenting and discussing field-specific topics in a professional manner
- reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in professional contexts
- learning and using key terminology of their field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Materials

Opettajan jakama materiaali tai opiskelijan verkosta hakema tai itse tuotettu materiaali. Kaikki materiaali tulee saataville Itslearning-oppimisympäristöön.

Teaching methods

Lähi- ja verkko-opetus, verkkotehtävät, itsenäinen työskentely, pari-/ryhmätyöskentely

International connections

Työelämälähtöiset opppimistavoitteet ja materiaali
digioppiminen, tiimioppiminen, itsereflektointi, vertaisarviointi

Student workload

Opetustunnit ja kotitehtävät yht. 26h
Suullisen esityksen suunnittelu, valmistelu, esittäminen ja vertaispalaute 15 h
Kurssitehtävät 40 h

Further information

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