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Professional English for Physiotherapists (3 cr)

Code: 7F00BC48-3004

General information


Enrolment period
28.11.2016 - 08.01.2017
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2017 - 06.04.2017
Implementation has ended.
Credits
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Physiotherapy
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
Minna Metsäportti
Person in charge
Henri Annala
Course
7F00BC48

Objectives (course unit)

Student
- when conducting a client interview, is capable of asking relevant questions relating to one’s previous functional capacity and wellbeing
- can instruct various clients in most common therapeutic exercises
- can communicate in spoken and written English as part of a multiprofessional team
- understands and can utilize articles and research reports in the field of Physiotherapy
- can further develop one’s English skills in the field of Physiotherapy by fluently utilizing dictionaries and other language learning tools

Content (course unit)

- client interview
- guidance and instruction sessions
- relevant terminology in the field of Physiotherapy
- relevant terminology in anatomy
- Research report
- Medical terminology

Further information

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

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