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English for Physiotherapy  (3 cr)

Code: STF6078-3004

General information


Enrollment
01.04.2022 - 30.04.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
15.08.2022 - 16.10.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Kielten ja viestinnän opetus (KVO)
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
15 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
Sanna Lötjönen
Teacher in charge
Sanna Lötjönen
Groups
SFNS21
Physiotherapist, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2021
Course
STF6078

Evaluation scale

H-5

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.

Teaching methods

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.

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.

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