English for nursing and health careLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: K702DL62
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Responsible person
- Hannele Kauppila
Objective
Competence goals
You can apply professional vocabulary in the field of health care in English orally and in writing. You know how to make use of professional and scientific evidence-based articles and digital materials in English.
You recognize your level of English knowledge and skills and your potentials.
You get working tools to develop your English language skills.
Content
Contents
Written and oral communication related to nursing and medical English (themes: medical terminology, anatomy, patient data, reporting, interview, guidance, counseling, polite communication).
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
You can name certain key professional English terms for nursing and use them in nursing situations.
You partly use English evidence-based data sources and digital datasets.
You partly identify your English skills and awareness and your opportunities to develop your linguistic skills.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
You use the basic English vocabulary for professional nursing and master more demanding terms in the field.
You use English evidence-based data sources and digital datasets.
You identify your English skills and awareness and your opportunities to develop your linguistic skills.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
You skilfully and accurately use the basic English vocabulary for professional nursing and more demanding terms in the field.
You use English evidence-based data sources and digital datasets based on critical reflection.
You master your English skills and your opportunities to develop your linguistic skills.