Course: English for social services 1

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Course title English for social services 1
Course code UJP/APP1
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kodýtková Romana, Mgr. Bc.
  • Schwarzová Kopačková Markéta, Mgr.
Course content
1. Course Information, Communication with the Public, Helping Professions 2. Counselling 3. Sheltered Housing 4. Respite Care 5. Early Childhood Services 6. Intervention 7. People with Disability 8. Communication with People with Disability 9. Final Revision 10. Portfolio Consultation 11. Presentation 12. Oral Exam

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- identify different parts of speech
- distinguish present, past and future grammar tenses
- distinguish the forms of regular and irregular verbs
- identify basic forms of modal verbs
- identify different forms and types of nouns
Skills
- have A1 language competence according to CEFR
- use simple grammatical structures correctly and adequately (present, past and future forms)
- make questions in present, past and future in common everyday situations and react to them
- structure short simple texts correctly
- use basic rules of English pronunciation adequately
- analyze simple texts on general topics
- use basic forms of modal verbs
- analyze and summarize information from short basic statements
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- identify and distinguish basic vocabulary concerning the content of study and their future profession (social sciences)
- name types of residential care homes
- identify early childhood services
- name different kinds of volunteering
identify types of disabilities and special needs
Skills
- search for important information in authentic texts within the professional focus
- use appropriate questions and react to them in professionally-oriented situations
- describe counselling services
- explain the principles of early childhood services
- describe respite care and day care centres
- prepare a presentation within the professional focus
- describe the schemes of sheltered housing
- explain the concept of volunteering
- explain the concept of crisis intervention
- analyze and summarize information from professionally-oriented texts
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Cooperative instruction
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Textual studies
Skills
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Discussion
Cooperative instruction
Students' portfolio
Competences
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Discussion
Cooperative instruction
Self-study of literature
Textual studies
Students' portfolio
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Self-evaluation
Continuous assessment
Combined exam
sebehodnocení průběžné hodnocení
Skills
Self-evaluation
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Combined exam
Cvičení (praktické činnosti), Demonstrace dovedností, Diskuse, Kooperativní výuka
Competences
Self-evaluation
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Combined exam
Cvičení (praktické činnosti), Demonstrace dovedností, Diskuse, Kooperativní výuka, Práce s textem, kritické myšlení, Samostatná práce studentů,
Recommended literature
  • English for Social Services.
  • Harris, John; White, Vicky. A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care. Oxford University Press, 2018.


Study plans that include the course
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