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Social Work Terminology in English

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:31:00
Study Course Information
Course Code:VC_147LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:LinguisticsTarget Audience:Social Welfare and Social Work
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Svetlana Muhejeva
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)0Lecture Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Lectures0
Classes (count)16Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes32
Total Contact Hours32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)0Lecture Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Lectures0
Classes (count)16Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes32
Total Contact Hours32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
The English language knowledge at the secondary school level.
Objective:
To develop English language communicative skills to be applied both in academic and vocational settings, to ensure social work related vocabulary acquisition and practical use.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Getting acquainted with the course requirements Criteria for an effective presentation The basics of social work Objective assessment of the patient: observationClasses2.00auditorium
2Writing a summary: comprehension of the author’s reasoning and ability to render that in a more condensed form; useful phrasesClasses1.00auditorium
3Human body: the systems Assistive technology Social diversity and its implications for social workClasses3.00auditorium
4Symptoms & Signs Taking a history Welfare stateClasses2.00auditorium
5Childhood welfare Pregnancy and childbirthClasses2.00auditorium
6Home reading presentationsClasses2.00auditorium
7Hospital social worker: the basic issues Methods of investigation Mental health social workersClasses4.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Getting acquainted with the course requirements Criteria for an effective presentation The basics of social work Objective assessment of the patient: observationClasses2.00auditorium
2Writing a summary: comprehension of the author’s reasoning and ability to render that in a more condensed form; useful phrasesClasses1.00auditorium
3Human body: the systems Assistive technology Social diversity and its implications for social workClasses3.00auditorium
4Symptoms & Signs Taking a history Welfare stateClasses2.00auditorium
5Childhood welfare Pregnancy and childbirthClasses2.00auditorium
6Home reading presentationsClasses2.00auditorium
7Hospital social worker: the basic issues Methods of investigation Mental health social workersClasses4.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Individual and pair work - giving presentations, work with dictionaries, giving definitions to terminology, summary writing, completing the course feedback questionnaire,
Assessment Criteria:
- Active participation in class; qualitative written assignments; qualitative speaking - giving a presentation; in a presentation, students demonstrate their public speaking skills as well as the English language proficiency: prepared monologue (giving an overview of the chosen topic, and expressing their opinions), a dialogue (asking and answering questions). - two tests to evaluate the knowledge of the social and medical terminology as well as its practical usage. - final examination which consists of writing a summary of a research article or presentation. - the final mark is calculated on the basis of the test results(56%), presentation result (28%), and the examination result (16%)
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Having successfully acquired the course, students will be able - to recognize professional terminology in various texts - to recall social work related English terminology - to describe social work related phenomena using English terminology
Skills:Having successfully acquired the course, students will be able - to choose and apply terminology for oral and written communication (in giving presentations, in discussions, in writing texts) - to use appropriate language structures in oral and written communication - to make summaries both orally and in a written mode with appropriate use of terminology - to render the contents of texts and to find certain information in various information sources
Competencies:Having successfully acquired the course, students will be able to apply social work related terminology in various communicative situations.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Cooper, M. G., Lesser, J. G. Clinical Social Work Practice. An Integrated Approach
2Glendining, E. H., Holmstrom, B. English in Medicine. CUP. Cambridge, 2005
3Glendining, E. H., Howard, R. Professional English in Use Medicine. CUP. Cambridge, 2005
Additional Reading
1Alison, Pohl. Test your Professional English. Penguin English, 2003
2Dr. Stephen Carrol. The Complete Family Guide to Healthy Living. DK Publishing, INC 1996
3Chabner, D. E. The Language of Medicine. W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia 2001
4Hepworth, D. H., Rooney, R. H., Larsen, J. A. Direct Social Work Practice. Theory and Skills. Wardsworth Group, Pacific Grove, 2002
Other Information Sources
1The New Social Worker online; www.socialworker.com
2www.answers.com