Study Guide

Objectives

The core objective of the course is that the student understands the significance of English skills, interaction and communication as part of their professional skills and recognizes her/his own role as a communicator in patient situations in the field of Radiography.

After the completion of the course the student
• can conduct a patient interview, and ask relevant questions relating to the patient’s previous health.
• can instruct various patients in the most common radiological examinations.
• can communicate in English as part of a multiprofessional team.
• understand and can utilize articles and texts in the field of radiography and radiotherapy.
• can further develop their English skills in the field of radiography fluently utilizing dictionaries and other language learning tools.

Content

• patient interview
• guidance and instruction sessions prior to and during radiological examinations
• relevant terminology in the field of radiography
• relevant terminology in anatomy
• relevant medical terminology

Prerequisites

Level: Upper Secondary School studies or equivalent skills
Common European Framework for Languages Level B2.1

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
• can communicate in familiar, simple and routine situations in a manner that is mostly understandable.
• can provide patients/clients with simple oral and written instructions.
• can ask patients/clients basic questions relevant to radiological procedures.
• can employ basic radiography terminology as required by the situation.
• can search for information in publications and professional sources but may have problems in interpreting and utilizing it.
• understands the main points in relatively easy radiography-related texts when consulting a dictionary.
• can communicate in English but has problems with grammar and style.
manages simple conversations provided that the other person talks slowly and clearly, and sometimes repeats the information.

Additional information:
• understands the significance of knowing professional English, and works purposefully to gain linguistic competence in one’s special field.
• is aware of some ways to further develop one’s professional language skills and language learning skills by utilizing different tools and strategies.
• makes progress in the course, based on one’s individual level and linguistic needs.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
• communicates clearly in common multi-professional and multi-cultural interaction situations.
• can provide patients/clients with individual instructions in the most common patient. guidance situations (e.g., radiological procedures).
• can respond to the questions asked by patients/clients fairly successfully.
• can employ and utilize relevant radiography terminology.
• can search information in publications and professional sources to promote one’s professional growth.
• communicates fairly effortlessly, and in a way appropriate to the situation.
• can pronounce fairly clearly and effortlessly.
• employs grammatical structures fairly successfully, and self-corrects potential errors if causing misunderstandings.
• can re-formulate one’s sentences if and when needed.
• can utilize various resources and dictionaries.
• expresses oneself and conveys the message to the reader/listener fairly idiomatically without misunderstandings (H4).
• conveys the information to the reader/listener understandably without misunderstandings, but somewhat non-idiomatically, at times with features from the mother tongue (H3).

Additional information:
• works in an active and self-directed manner to improve one’s special field English, based on one’s level, linguistic needs and personal interests.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• can communicate successfully even in demanding multi-professional and multi-cultural interaction situations (e.g., potential extra-curricular activities, such as projects or international collaboration).
• can interview and instruct patients/clients successfully adapting to the interaction situation
challenging and unexpected situations included.
• employs and utilizes specific terminology and field-specific concepts.
• speaks fluently and idiomatically.
• can search for information in scientific publications and other professional sources, interprets it, and utilizes it with ease to promote one’s professional growth.
• can critically assess the references.
• can apply and utilize the information obtained.
• communicates effortlessly, and in a way appropriate to the situation.
• responds to questions in discussions appropriately and without delay.
• can pronounce clearly and effortlessly.
• employs grammatical structures skillfully and self-corrects potential errors.
• understands and employs field-specific terminology accurately.
• can utilize a vast variety of resources and dictionaries.
• expresses oneself fluently and conveys the message to the reader/listener idiomatically without misunderstandings.

Additional information:
• works in an active and self-directed manner to further improve and maintain one’s special field English, based on one’s level, linguistic needs and personal interests.