Study Guide

Objective

Students will learn to tell about themselves and their social work studies, to use social field vocabulary, to interview clients and to describe clients' life situation. Students will be able to discuss the social welfare system both orally and in writing and to provide counselling and information for clients in social services.

Content

- Oral and written profiency in the vocabulary of the social sector
- Typical interactive situations in social work
- Problems of client groups
- The Finnish social welfare system
- Describing students' professional field and education

Materials

Material - Tuunanen M. & Wallinheimo K. 2008. Flexsocial. Svenska för högskolor. Otava.

Material provided by the lecturer.

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, oral and written exercises, work in groups and pairs, independent learning.

Student workload

Total work load of the course 80 h out of which 24 h contact lessons, independent work 56 h.

Further information

80% compulsory attendance in lessons.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary and make mistakes that make it difficult to understand them. They understand slow and clear speech and relatively easy professional texts. They can manage in predictable working life situations. Students' pronunciation is strongly influenced by other languages.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They manage fairly well in predictable field-related situations. Their pronunciation is understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students have an excellent command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They are active and can interact independently and fluently in written and oral communication situations in their professional field. Their pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in guided work and oral exercises. Written and oral exercises are to be performed according to the requirements. Written and oral exam.

Qualifications

No prerequisites