| Gruppe 1
Niveau B1
This course aims to develop your understanding of and ability to talk about a wide range of topics from the field of social work in English. Topics complement what you are learning in courses from your main syllabus and on your personal areas of interest. In the past these have included discrimination, mental health support, work with children and teenagers, therapies, addiction, and gender issues, for example. Lessons involve whole class, group and pair work discussions based on audio-visual and reading material. The main goal is to build your vocabulary and confidence in communicating your ideas in English.
You will also be introduced to the different types of writing required for social workers. You will discuss and explore together a number of case reports and get experience in developing your own treatment plans. Assessment is based on regular and active participation in class, and students need to register on LSF for one of two exam options to pass the course. This will be either a final writing task (case report) based on the texts studied over the course OR you may give one informal presentation on a social work topic of your choice later in the semester. Details of both options will be given nearer the time.
Gruppe 3
Gruppe 3
Niveau B1
This course aims to develop your understanding of and ability to talk about a wide range of topics from the field of social work in English. Topics complement what you are learning in courses from your main syllabus and on your personal areas of interest. In the past these have included discrimination, mental health support, work with children and teenagers, therapies, addiction, and gender issues, for example. Lessons involve whole class, group and pair work discussions based on audio-visual and reading material. The main goal is to build your vocabulary and confidence in communicating your ideas in English.
You will also be introduced to the different types of writing required for social workers. You will discuss and explore together a number of case reports and get experience in developing your own treatment plans. Assessment is based on regular and active participation in class, and students need to register on LSF for one of two exam options to pass the course. This will be either a final writing task (case report) based on the texts studied over the course OR you may give one informal presentation on a social work topic of your choice later in the semester. Details of both options will be given nearer the time.
Gruppe 4
The course is designed to provide you with intensive language skills through a focus on improving form and usage by listening, reading, speaking, writing, grammar and vocabulary exercises. It will also engage you in some project activity, with the goal of i) increasing confidence, fluency and ease of use, as English is such an important language of today’s professional and academic world; ii) exposing you to a variety of societal problems through engagement with the issues; and iii) giving you practice in group work, in order to exercise key communication techniques used in social work, e.g. Non Violent Communication by M. Rosenberg and Person-Centered Communication by C. Rodgers. Examples of such projects would be role-plays, problems-solving and decision-making exercises, and the creation/presentation of dialogs (scripts) between clients and stakeholders in the field of social work.
Course Materials: As input or subject material the list below is to be examined and downloaded from the Moodle Webpage or internet (please examine the materials for discussion ahead of time to prepare for active participation). This mostly includes internet-broadcast TV, radio materials, and publications.
Final course grading will depend on either:
i)a final written exam/report on select topics covered in class or:
ii)a final oral presentation on a topic not covered in class.
Gruppe 5
The course is designed to provide you with intensive language skills through a focus on improving form and usage by listening, reading, speaking, writing, grammar and vocabulary exercises. It will also engage you in some project activity, with the goal of i) increasing confidence, fluency and ease of use, as English is such an important language of today’s professional and academic world; ii) exposing you to a variety of societal problems through engagement with the issues; and iii) giving you practice in group work, in order to exercise key communication techniques used in social work, e.g. Non Violent Communication by M. Rosenberg and Person-Centered Communication by C. Rodgers. Examples of such projects would be role-plays, problems-solving and decision-making exercises, and the creation/presentation of dialogs (scripts) between clients and stakeholders in the field of social work.
Course Materials: As input or subject material the list below is to be examined and downloaded from the Moodle Webpage or internet (please examine the materials for discussion ahead of time to prepare for active participation). This mostly includes internet-broadcast TV, radio materials, and publications.
Final course grading will depend on either:
i)a final written exam/report on select topics covered in class or:
ii)a final oral presentation on a topic not covered in class.
Gruppe 6
Niveau B2
This course aims to develop your understanding of and ability to talk about a wide range of topics from the field of social work in English. Topics complement what you are learning in courses from your main syllabus and on your personal areas of interest. In the past these have included discrimination, mental health support, work with children and teenagers, therapies, addiction, and gender issues, for example. Lessons involve whole class, group and pair work discussions based on audio-visual and reading material. The main goal is to build your vocabulary and confidence in communicating your ideas in English.
You will also be introduced to the different types of writing required for social workers. You will discuss and explore together a number of case reports and get experience in developing your own treatment plans. Assessment is based on regular and active participation in class, and students need to register on LSF for one of two exam options to pass the course. This will be either a final writing task (case report) based on the texts studied over the course OR you may give one informal presentation on a social work topic of your choice later in the semester. Details of both options will be given nearer the time.
Gruppe 8
The aim of this course is to sharpen your cognitive abilities in English at the advanced (C1) level. We will be focusing on integrating all aspects of language usage (reading, listening, analysis, discussion and writing) as they apply to academic and professional purposes in social work.
In the first couple of weeks of this course, we will look at what it means to be a social worker, and discuss the foundations of the profession of social work as an integral part of the social welfare system.
Thereafter, this course will be structured around case studies and is project-oriented. You will choose your workgroup during the first two sessions and as a group decide which case study to present. The case study will be based on a film dealing with socially relevant topics (either fictional of documentary). Each student is responsible for a particular role within the case study: client-social worker dialogue writing and role play, investigating intervention methods, exploration of resource availabilty, risk management, ethical considerations, documentation practices and writing social history reports.
This project-oriented method will allow you to draw from and improve all of your cognitive skills in the target language simultaneously. Learning how analyze the case and write a social history report (social assessment), you will improve your expression of logic, clarity and cohesion, objectivity, and social sensitivity.
At the end of the semester the case studies will be presented to the class in the form of role play videos and presentations. Those who choose not to present orally are responsible for written work (social history report) for their exam.
This class is designed to encourage regular attendance and teamwork. The success of this class (and yours as well!) depends on your commitment to attend, engagement and willingness to collaborate with your classmates.
If you are at B2 level, but are ready for a challenge to improve your English skills, please feel welcome to join this class.
I look forward to meeting you!
Gruppe 9
The aim of this course is to sharpen your cognitive abilities in English at the advanced (C1/C2) level. We will be focusing on integrating all aspects of language usage (reading, listening, analysis, discussion and writing) as they apply to academic and professional purposes in social work.
In the first couple of weeks of this course, we will look at what it means to be a social worker, and discuss the foundations of the profession of social work as an integral part of the social welfare system.
Thereafter, this course will be structured around case studies and is project-oriented. You will choose your workgroup during the first two sessions and as a group decide which case study to present. The case study will be based on a film dealing with socially relevant topics (either fictional of documentary). Each student is responsible for a particular role within the case study: client-social worker dialogue writing and role play, investigating intervention methods, exploration of resource availabilty, risk management, ethical considerations, documentation practices and writing social history reports.
This project-oriented method will allow you to draw from and improve all of your cognitive skills in the target language simultaneously. Learning how analyze the case and write a social history report (social assessment), you will improve your expression of logic, clarity and cohesion, objectivity, and social sensitivity.
At the end of the semester the case studies will be presented to the class in the form of role play videos and presentations. Those who choose not to present orally are responsible for written work (social history report) for their exam.
This class is designed to encourage regular attendance and teamwork. The success of this class (and yours as well!) depends on your commitment to attend, engagement and willingness to collaborate with your classmates.
If you are at B2 level, but are ready for a challenge to improve your English skills, please feel welcome to join this class.
I look forward to meeting you! |
