Professional English (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- when conducting a patient interview, are capable of asking relevant questions relating to the patient’s previous health
- can communicate in English as part of a multiprofessional team
- understand and can utilize articles and texts in own field
- can further develop their English skills by fluently utilizing dictionaries and other language learning tools

Content (course unit)

- patient interview
- guidance and instruction sessions prior to and during examinations
- relevant terminology in the field
- relevant terminology in anatomy
- research report
- medical terminology

Prerequisites (course unit)

Level: Upper secondary school studies or equivalent skills
Common European Framework for Languages Level B2.1

Evaluation methods and criteria

Aktiivinen osallistuminen oman oppimisen suunnitteluun ja työskentelyyn opintojaksolla, kirjalliset ja suulliset tehtävät, itsearvioinnit ja tentti. Läsnäolovelvoite vähintään 80% lähiopetuksesta. Opintojaksopalaute on pakollinen osasuoritus.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

tentti
itsenäinen verkko-opiskelu
lähiopetus
opetuskeskustelu
yhteistoiminnallinen oppiminen
harjoitukset
esitelmät
referaatti/essee

Student workload

Lähiopetus: x h
Itsenäinen työskentely: x h

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

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) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

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) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

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