English
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | THO5A3 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Palo, Raija |
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| Teacher Team: | Zegrea, Suzana |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| TH-2015 |
1 spring |
3.0 |
2016-01-01 |
2016-07-31 |
| TH-2016 |
1 spring |
3.0 |
2017-01-01 |
2017-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will know how to introduce themselves and describe their education in English. They will learn to use nursing vocabulary to describe health and illness and to interview and present a patient's life situation and condition. Students will be able to describe the Finnish social and health care system, and to explain the routines of a hospital/health centre. Students will learn to counsel and instruct patients in a variety of common nursing situations. They will use different strategies in spoken interaction and adjust their language according to the other speaker's needs. Students will know how to use different reading strategies and learn to read various types of texts in English.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
Nursing vocabulary. Reading different types of texts. Writing skills and practising typical nurse-patient interaction. Health promotion, common diseases, the Finnish health and social care system and patient encounters in different nursing tasks.
Recommended or Required Reading
Paul Mc Grory, Anna-Maija Pietilä – Healthy English, Edita Publishing Oy, and materials as instructed by the teacher.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Exercises, pair work, work in small groups, virtual studies, lectures, independent study
Assessment Criteria
Grade 5
Students communicate accurately and appropriately both orally and in writing, even in demanding interactive situations in multi-professional and multi-cultural work environments (meetings, care negotiations, feedback discussion). They fluidly and extensively present alternative solutions in counselling situations, taking into consideration clients' cultural background. Students know how to interview clients/patients in a professional manner, even in challenging, unexpected situations. Students use a wide variety of grammatical structures almost flawlessly. Their vocabulary, including special terminology, is extensive and their pronunciation is clear and natural. They adapt their communication style to the situation at hand. Students are able to scan texts rapidly to evaluate their reliability as sources of information. They effectively use various means to support communication.
Grade 3
Students are able to communicate with a multi-professional work community both orally and in writing (e.g. telephone conversations, consultation, oral and written reports, oral presentations). Students know how to give and explain individual client/patient instructions, explain common procedures and examinations, report on patients'/clients' current health/life situations and ask for additional information. Students enter the information onto documents to ensure correct care or follow-up and reply clients'/patients' questions. Students mostly use correct grammatical structures and correct themselves in case of misunderstanding. They know the central vocabulary for health and welfare services well and are rather familiar with special terminology in their own field. They seek to adapt their communication style to the situation at hand. Their pronunciation is rather natureal and clear. They know how to scan professional texts to find the main points. They use various means to support communication.
Grade 1
Students manage in routine oral and written communication situations in multi-professional work communities (e.g. e-mail, filling out forms, CV, presenting the workplace). Students are able to give simple instruction to individual clients/groups orally and in writing. They know how to ask for and document clients'/patients' essential information to secure correct care or follow-up. Students understand texts related to their own duties in the health and social field. They make mistakes in grammatical structures, which complicate communication and may cause misunderstanding and require reformulation. Students know basic vocabulary for health and social welfare so that they give the necessary information to the listener or reader. Their pronunciation is understandable, but sometimes inaccurate in special terminology. Students can find the information they are looking for in texts that deal with familiar topics. They use common means to support communication.
Assessment Methods
Active participation in the work methods of the study course, essay, spoken and written exams. The grade 1-5. Obligatory attendence at least 80% of the lessons.
Work Placement
Theoretical studies
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