Osteopathic history and professional English (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students know how to describe the philosophical standpoint of osteopathy and can name the osteopathic principles. They are able to describe the most important phases of the development of osteopathy and the persons who have influenced its development. Students are able to place osteopathy in the history of manual medicine.
The students communicate fluently and effectively in English in their studies and in the professional discourse of their own field. They can also apply their English skills to the development of their professional competence. They communicate naturally in multicultural contexts, taking into account the special demands of different communication situations and the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the participants.
Students are capable of defining osteopathy, describing central osteopathic concepts and using nomenclature related to osteopathy The students can acquire, process, and convey information necessary in their own field both orally and in writing, using different sources.
The students form a realistic view of their linguistic and communicative competence and a positive attitude to developing this competence as a part of their professional expertise. Their oral and written communication skills correspond to the skill level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content

Definition of osteopathy. Osteopathic principles. Development of osteopathy in the world. Osteopathic terminology and glossary.Key interactive communication situations: individual and group communication. Textual conventions and documents. Acquisition, processing, application and conveyance of information. Organisations, working environments, tasks, processes and tools. Education and career planning. Self-assessing one’s language and communication skills and developing learning strategies.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

In communication situations related to his/her field the student
• trusts his/her communication skills to manage professional communication events using inquiries and relatively short speech acts
• understands the communication partner enough to be able to act and verbalize in accordance with the task in question
• expresses his/her thoughts simply, mainly coherently, and relatively understandably, even if there may be deficiencies in professional terminology and structural inaccuracies, which may interfere with full understanding
• draws up simple, formatted texts independently and extensive texts using linguistic aids

Assessment criteria, good (3)

In communication situations related to his/her field the student
• trusts his/her communication skills to manage in the professional context in line with the objectives set for the task
• exchanges ideas as an equal partner with an independent language user
• takes the initiative in professional discourse and can, to some degree, take into account participants’ cultural and language backgrounds and the demands of the context
• expresses him/herself promptly in a clear and detailed manner
• uses professional terminology to the point
• pronounces English clearly with matching stress and intonation
• produces genres for different purposes, where linguistic inaccuracy does not interfere with understanding

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In communication situations related to their field the students
• trust their communications skills to allow them to take initiative in communication events following the discourse practice of the field
• interact clearly and fluently as equal partners with a proficient speaker
• take initiative also in demanding professional communications where participants’ cultural and language backgrounds need to be taken into account
• express themselves effectively and accurately
• use professional terminology to the point
• pronounce English clearly, with stress and rhythm matching the total message
• have the ability to produce several genres, which are clear, well structured, and effective

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

In communication situations related to his/her field the student
• trusts his/her communication skills to manage professional communication events using inquiries and relatively short speech acts
• understands the communication partner enough to be able to act and verbalize in accordance with the task in question
• expresses his/her thoughts simply, mainly coherently, and relatively understandably, even if there may be deficiencies in professional terminology and structural inaccuracies, which may interfere with full understanding
• draws up simple, formatted texts independently and extensive texts using linguistic aids

Qualifications

The acquisition of professional English language and communication competence requires the starting level B2 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.