English B1: Managing Interactions in Nursing Care

Faculty

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version

Version 1 of 08.11.2023.

Module identifier

22B1599

Module level

Bachelor

Language of instruction

English

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only summerterm

More information on frequency

offered only once a year 

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Brief description

The module English B1 (Language for Specific Purposes - Nursing) leads to the further development of competences at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

The module includes professional language training and prepares students for study and internship abroad. The subject-specific language training also serves the independent processing of nursing scientific literature.

The emphasis is also placed on better communication in the foreign language in various areas of health care and nursing.

The module focuses on improving participants' ability to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts by practicing and refining key speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills.

The module is divided into two components. In Part 1, students focus on improving general and business English skills. They practice the language skills essential for writing business correspondence, as well as for discussing ideas and arguments, leading and participating in meetings.

In Part 2, the focus is on subject-specific English (English for Nursing). Here students focus on improving their presentation skills in a professional context and learn professional vocabulary.

Teaching and learning outcomes

  • Reading, analysis and discussion of selected articles from textbooks and English language journals.
  • Subject-specific terminology of nursing and nursing management
  • oral and written text reproduction
  • discussions and short presentations
  • consolidation of grammatical and idiomatic structures in a professional context
  • reading and listening comprehension strategies
  • language usage and modern learning techniques
  • practice of a job interview in the context of an internship abroad

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Hours of workloadType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
30SeminarPresence-
Lecturer independent learning
Hours of workloadType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
30Study of literature-
40Exam preparation-
40Preparation/follow-up for course work-
10Work in small groups-
Graded examination
  • oral exam or
  • Portfolio exam
Recommended prior knowledge

completed module English A2 or equivalent previous knowledge

Literature

  • aktuelle Zeitungsartikel und Fachtexte aus der (englisch)sprachigen Presse
  • diverses audiovisuelles Material aus Rundfunk, Fernsehen, Internet und anderen Quellen
  • Grice, Tony (2007): Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 1. Oxford: OUP
  • Glendinning, Eric & Howard, Ron (2007): Professional English in Use: Medicine. CUP
  • Pohl, Alison (2002): Test Your Professional English: Medical. Penguin English Guides
  • Spada Symons, Maria & Wright, Ros (2011): English for Nursing (Vocational English Coursebook 2). Pearson Longman 

Applicability in study programs

  • Nursing (dual programme)
    • Nursing (dual programme), B.Sc. (01.09.2023)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Juraszek, Iwona
    Teachers
    • Juraszek, Iwona
    • Noack, Britta
    Further lecturer(s)

    Lehrbeauftragte