Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Social Work Terminology in English
Course Code
VC_147
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Social Welfare and Social Work
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Svetlana Muhejeva
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
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.
Preliminary Knowledge
The English language knowledge at the secondary school level.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.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
1.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
Competences
1.Having successfully acquired the course, students will be able to apply social work related terminology in various communicative situations.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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10 points
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Individual and paired work - preparation of presentations, working with a dictionary - interpretation of terms; writing summaries using the given principles for texting, completing the study course assessment. |
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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10 points
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- active participation in practical activities; qualitatively executed written housework, quality of oral answers; - presentation In the presentation, the student displays his or her oral skills and understanding in English: prepared monologue (compilation of information, presentation of opinion), dialogue (answers to questions, asking questions). - two controls verification of knowledge and practical use of acquired terminology; - at the end of the course, an examination consisting of writing a scientific Article or a summary of a scientific presentation. - The final mark is calculated based on the results of the test (56%), the result of the presentation (28%) and the result of the writing task (16%) |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Getting acquainted with the course requirements
Criteria for an effective presentation
The basics of social work
Objective assessment of the patient: observation
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Auditorium
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Getting acquainted with the course requirements
Criteria for an effective presentation
The basics of social work
Objective assessment of the patient: observation
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Writing a summary: comprehension of the author’s reasoning and ability to render that in a more condensed form; useful phrases
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Human body: the systems
Assistive technology
Social diversity and its implications for social work
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Human body: the systems
Assistive technology
Social diversity and its implications for social work
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Human body: the systems
Assistive technology
Social diversity and its implications for social work
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Symptoms & Signs
Taking a history
Welfare state
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Symptoms & Signs
Taking a history
Welfare state
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Auditorium
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Childhood welfare
Pregnancy and childbirth
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Auditorium
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Childhood welfare
Pregnancy and childbirth
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Auditorium
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Home reading presentations
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Home reading presentations
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hospital social worker: the basic issues
Methods of investigation
Mental health social workers
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hospital social worker: the basic issues
Methods of investigation
Mental health social workers
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hospital social worker: the basic issues
Methods of investigation
Mental health social workers
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hospital social worker: the basic issues
Methods of investigation
Mental health social workers
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Getting acquainted with the course requirements
Criteria for an effective presentation
The basics of social work
Objective assessment of the patient: observation
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Getting acquainted with the course requirements
Criteria for an effective presentation
The basics of social work
Objective assessment of the patient: observation
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Writing a summary: comprehension of the author’s reasoning and ability to render that in a more condensed form; useful phrases
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Human body: the systems
Assistive technology
Social diversity and its implications for social work
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Human body: the systems
Assistive technology
Social diversity and its implications for social work
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Human body: the systems
Assistive technology
Social diversity and its implications for social work
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Symptoms & Signs
Taking a history
Welfare state
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Symptoms & Signs
Taking a history
Welfare state
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Childhood welfare
Pregnancy and childbirth
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Childhood welfare
Pregnancy and childbirth
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Home reading presentations
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Home reading presentations
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hospital social worker: the basic issues
Methods of investigation
Mental health social workers
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hospital social worker: the basic issues
Methods of investigation
Mental health social workers
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hospital social worker: the basic issues
Methods of investigation
Mental health social workers
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hospital social worker: the basic issues
Methods of investigation
Mental health social workers
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Cooper, M. G., Lesser, J. G. Clinical Social Work Practice. An Integrated Approach
2.
Glendining, E. H., Holmstrom, B. English in Medicine. CUP. Cambridge, 2005
3.
Glendining, E. H., Howard, R. Professional English in Use Medicine. CUP. Cambridge, 2005
Additional Reading
1.
Alison, Pohl. Test your Professional English. Penguin English, 2003
2.
Dr. Stephen Carrol. The Complete Family Guide to Healthy Living. DK Publishing, INC 1996
3.
Chabner, D. E. The Language of Medicine. W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia 2001
4.
Hepworth, D. H., Rooney, R. H., Larsen, J. A. Direct Social Work Practice. Theory and Skills. Wardsworth Group, Pacific Grove, 2002
Other Information Sources
1.
The New Social Worker online; www.socialworker.com
2.
www.answers.com