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English for Physiotherapy  (3 cr)

Code: STF6078-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.10.2021 - 31.10.2021

Timing

03.01.2022 - 04.03.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Sanna Lötjönen

Teacher in charge

Sanna Lötjönen

Groups

  • STFNK21
    Physiotherapist, Full-time Studies, Spring, 2021

Objective

You will have a command of the key vocabulary of physiotherapy in English. You can communicate appropriately in English in spoken physiotherapy contexts. You can read professional texts related to your field and extract relevant information and communicate both in writing and speaking.

Content

Core content:
Job description of a physiotherapist and preparation of a video CV; accumulation and activation of physiotherapy vocabulary: job titles, anatomy, symptoms & diseases, describing pain, exercise equipment, etc.; interaction situations: client interview, fitness testing, exercise programme, health exercise, nutrition; professional texts; oral and written reporting.

Evaluation scale

H-5