Professional English (3cr)

Objectives

Students
- can interview and instruct patients/clients in situations typical of one’s special field
- can communicate in English as part of a multi-professional team
- understand and can utilize articles and texts in one’s own field
- can further develop their English skills by utilizing dictionaries and other language learning tools

Content

- patient/client interview
- guidance and instruction sessions prior to and during examinations
- authentic professional texts, relevant terminology in the field
- scientific research report - 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 write his/her thesis in English but has problems with grammar and style
- can use references but makes mistakes frequently
- can search for information in scientific publications and other professional sources but has problems in interpreting and utilising it
- is somewhat able to write a structured essay in academic problem based style but has problems with grammar, style and argumentation
- is acquainted with some customs of negotiation, meeting and conference skills
- is somewhat able to operate in negotiations, meetings and conferences, but does not know how to use different strategies to reach his/her aims
- is somewhat able to communicate using different styles, but does not know how to use different registers or how to take into account the details of the interaction situation
- knows some ways to develop his/her professional language skills and language learning skills further by utilising different tools and strategies

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
- can write his/her thesis grammatically fairly well and knows most relevant stylistical aspects
- can use references mostly correctly
- can search for information in scientific publications and other professional sources and knows how to interpret and utilise most of it
- is able to write a fairly structured, illustrative and argumentative essay in academic problem based style
- is acquainted with the customs of negotiation, meeting and conference skills
- is able to operate in negotiations, meetings and conferences using some strategies to reach his/her aims
- is able to communicate using different styles and takes into account some details of the interaction situation
- knows how to develop his/her professional language skills and language learning skills further by utilising different tools and strategies

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- can write his/her thesis grammatically and stylistically well
- can use references correctly
- can search for information in scientific publications and other professional sources, interpret it, and utilise it with ease
- is able to write a structured, illustrative and argumentative essay in academic problem based style
- is well acquainted with the customs of negotiation, meeting and conference skills
- is able to operate in negotiations, meetings and conferences using various strategies successfully to reach his/her aims
- is able to communicate effectively using different styles and registers and takes into account all the details of the interaction situation
- knows extensively how to develop his/her professional language skills and language learning skills further by utilising different tools and strategies