English in Social Services (V1475), 5 op

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 Study unit                            English in Social Services (V1475), 5.0
 Implementation                        SWV1511: 1/2015-2016 (01.09.2015 - 08.12.2015)
 Type                                  WORKING WITH CUSTOMERS IN SOCIAL SERVICES (V088)
 Groups                                Primary: SWV215SN Others :
 Involved in the project
 Lecturers                             Lloyd Bethell
 Number of participants                Minimum: Maximum:
 Enrolment period                      18.05.2015 08:00 - 31.05.2015
 Main timing for implementation
 Applicabililty                        For exchange students: No For elective studies: No Open UAS student: No Suitable
                                       for virtual UAS: Yes

 Teachers                              Bethell Lloyd (Teacher in charge)
 Campus                                Laurea Tikkurila
 Main location for implementation
 Implementation method                 Optima realization/student group Language: English Virtuality: 2 cr Integration of
                                       R&D: 0 cr
 Implementation class
 Focus areas
 Evaluation at the latest              23.01.2016 Storing of graded material ends.: 23.12.2016
 Exam days                             Real: 8.12.2015 Re-exams: 21.01.2016, 18.02.2016, 17.03.2016, 14.04.2016,
                                       12.05.2016, 09.06.2016

 Having completed the study unit the   The student is able to
 student is able to                    ●        communicate as a professional in field specific tasks
                                       ●        speak and write English with the understanding of the appropriate style and
                                              register
                                       ●        identify personal developmental needs in communication and language skills
                                              and develop realistic strategies for improvement
                                       ●        search for information from professional publications and databases
 Previous studies
 Learning objectives                   Competence aims and evaluation criteria are directly linked to the Common European
                                       Framework for languages.Many workplaces require English skills of at least a B2.1 level
                                       according to the above framework (a more detailed evalaluation criteria, which is
                                       directly linked to the Laurea's grading scale, can be found from the Optima platform for
                                       this course). This is equivalent to a grade 3 according to the Laurea grading system.A
                                       student should be able to
                                       ●       communicate orally in workplace and study related dialogues
                                       ●       produce workplace and study relatedtexts
                                       ●       use field and study related vocabulary
                                       ●       be aware of field-related intercultural influences and possibilities
 Contents                              ●       Oral communication skills needed for the workplace: presentations; describing
                                               services; interviewing skills;
                                       ●       Written skills necessary for the workplace: reports, presentations; summary
                                               writing;
                                       ●       Intercultural competences: social dialogue situations; internationalization at home
                                       ●       Career development I: CV creation; Job application; LinkedIn development
 Evaluation criteria and methods       ●       Evaluation includes both a written and oral demonstration of skills, which are
                                               graded 0-5
                                       ●       Both of the above skills demonstrations need to be accepted to pass the course
                                       ●       Various assignments will also be given during the course which also need to be


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                                         completed to pass the course. These will mostly be graded as pass/fail
                                 ●       The final grade from the course will be given based on the aforementioned
                                         criteria as a grade betweeen 0-5. The final grade which will be seen on the
                                         student'scertificate is made up of 50% from the oral evaluation and 50% from
                                         the written evaluation.
 Other arrangements              Timetable:Every Tuesday from 9-11.45 from 1.9-8.12Please note there will be slight
                                 alterations to this weekly schedule which will be annonounced during the course.




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