Intercultural Communication and Finnish in Social and Health CareLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: IN00BD02
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Responsible person
- Veronika Mysheva
- Sanna Heiskanen
Learning objectives
The student is able to
-use English and/or Finnish (foreign students) in his or her work at the level required for his or her professional development
-tell about his or her working environment and duties in English and/or Finnish (foreign students)
-interview and guide, mentor and care for different clients in English and/or Finnish (foreign students)
-use essential professional vocabulary and source books
-identify cultural differences and describe the special features of his or her own culture
-understand the impact of culture on communication
Content
Encountering the client and guiding, mentoring and caring for him or her. Telling about the working environment and duties, other important interactions in a multicultural environment, studying the field-specific material in English and/or Finnish (foreign students),essential professional vocabulary. The concepts of culture and intercultural communication, basic cultural differences, improving intercultural communication skills. Finnish grammar of level A2.2. (foreign students).
Qualifications
Foreign students: Basics of Finnish 5 cr.
Enrollment
01.08.2024 - 15.09.2024
Timing
02.09.2024 - 15.11.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Sanna Heiskanen
- Veronika Mysheva
Scheduling groups
- R1/4 (Size: 8. Open UAS: 0.)
- R2/4 (Size: 8. Open UAS: 0.)
- R3/4 (Size: 8. Open UAS: 0.)
- R4/4 (Size: 8. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
-
IN23SPNursing
Education groups
- R1/4
- R2/4
- R3/4
- R4/4
Teaching methods
Encountering the client and guiding, mentoring and caring for him or her. Telling about the working environment and duties, other important interactions in a multicultural environment, studying the field-specific material in English and/or Finnish (foreign students),essential professional vocabulary. The concepts of culture and intercultural communication, cultural sensitivity, improving intercultural communication skills.
Evaluation is based on the final exam points:
50% = grade 1
60% = grade 2
70% = grade 3
80% = grade 4
90% = grade 5.
Alternative implementation methods
Participation in contact lessons, workshops, discussions and practice-based exercises. Accepted completion of oral and written assignments, passed exams. Including online studies. Contact lessons obligatory for foreign students. Simulations and skill labs are obligatory for everyone.
For Finnish students full RPL in English language according to passed exam result or complementary online studies. For Finnish students Easy language (EL, selkokieli) studies as independent online studies, knowledge shown in obligatory simulations.
For foreign students RPL of Finnish theory is possible if the course Finnish for nurses B2 is completed.
Student workload
1. Finnish language, 4 cr:
Lectures 36 h
Moodle-course 62 h
Final Exam 2 h + preparation 8 h
2. Intercultural communication, 1 cr
Theoretical lecture 2 h (integrated in Finnish studies)
Simulation 2 h (with Finnish students of Nursing)
Skill lab 2h (with Finnish students of Nursing)
Practical training and working life cooperation
Professional vocabulary and dialogues
Qualifications
Foreign students: Basics of Finnish 5 cr.
Materials
Finnish:
Sonja Gehring & Sanni Heinzmann, 2020. Suomen mestari 2 chapters 5-8.
Johanna Komppa, 2021. Hoitotyön suomea.
Moodle-course
Further information
The course grade does not affect the granting of the scholarship.