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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Individual work |
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Individual and pair work - giving presentations, work with dictionaries, giving definitions to terminology, summary writing, completing the course feedback questionnaire,
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Examination
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Examination |
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- 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%)
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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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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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Childhood welfare
Pregnancy and childbirth
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Auditorium
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Childhood welfare
Pregnancy and childbirth
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Home reading presentations
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Home reading presentations
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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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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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Human body: the systems
Assistive technology
Social diversity and its implications for social work
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Location
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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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Location
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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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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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Symptoms & Signs
Taking a history
Welfare state
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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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Symptoms & Signs
Taking a history
Welfare state
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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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Childhood welfare
Pregnancy and childbirth
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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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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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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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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