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Professional Swedish for Physiotherapists, oral skillsLaajuus (2 cr)

Code: 7F00GL44

Credits

2 op

Objectives

Students
• are able to interview a person to find out information important to their present and previous functionality and wellbeing in order to succeed in physiotherapy and examinations,
• can instruct various clients in the most important therapeutical exercises,
• are able to communicate by speaking in a multi-professional work communities in situations common to physiotherapists,
• know the most important professional vocabulary of their field,
• know how to find information from professional and research sources and use that to improve their expertise,
• can maintain, develop and evaluate their language skills and language learning skills as well as adopt language skills as a part of their professional identities.

Content

• interview
• guidance and advice situations
• symptoms and treatment of pain and various conditions
• important physiotherapy vocabulary
• important anatomical vocabulary
• authentic texts from the students’ own field