| Gruppe 1
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 ethics, discrimination, work with children and teenagers, therapies, addiction, and gender and sexual orientation, 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 2
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 ethics, discrimination, work with children and teenagers, therapies, addiction, and gender and sexual orientation, 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
B1
Gruppe 4
C1
Gruppe 5
B2
Gruppe 6
B2-C1
This course (B2-C1) will focus on integrating all aspects of language usage (reading, listening, discussion and writing) as they apply to academic and professional purposes in Social Work.
In the first half of the course we will look at the historical and current framework of the profession in Germany and in English-speaking countries (UK, USA): at the macro level, the political foundations of the social welfare system and the establishment and development of social work as a profession.
Students will be asked to give presentations on issues pertaining to sociological concepts, practice methodologies, common core values and ethical guidelines.
The second half of the course will focus on the micro level of social work practice— how to apply knowledge and skills in individual client cases. A case study is the basis for sharpening listening and reading skills; discussion of the case study will aid in the development of analytical skills, and writing social history reports will exercise the expression of logic, clarity and cohesion, objectivity vs. subjectivity, as well as social sensitivity.
Students have the choice of two exam types: the presentation (20 minutes) or the written exam (a take-home social history report based on a case study).
You must register for the exam in order to receive credits and a grade for this course. This course is graded as pass/fail. You will receive a CEFR (GER) level assessment as well. The criteria for the grade and the CEFR level are differentiated, meaning the grade does not affect the level, nor vice versa.
Note: Any student in a higher semester who only finished one section will now be required to take 3 hours (not 2).
** If a student has already completed Teil B in a previous semester and received a grade, but did not take Teil A, they will have to sit the entire three-hour class, do a Teilnahmeleistung (short presentation or written task) to confirm their attendance, but will not have to take the exam (no registration, just confirmation of attendance by course instructor).
Gruppe 7
C1+
This course (C1+) will focus on integrating all aspects of language usage (reading, listening, discussion and writing) as they apply to academic and professional purposes in Social Work.
In the first half of the course we will look at the historical and current framework of the profession in Germany and in English-speaking countries (UK, USA): at the macro level, the political foundations of the social welfare system and the establishment and development of social work as a profession.
Students will be asked to give presentations on issues pertaining to sociological concepts, practice methodologies, common core values and ethical guidelines.
The second half of the course will focus on the micro level of social work practice— how to apply knowledge and skills in individual client cases. A case study is the basis for sharpening listening and reading skills; discussion of the case study will aid in the development of analytical skills, and writing social history reports will exercise the expression of logic, clarity and cohesion, objectivity vs. subjectivity, as well as social sensitivity.
Students have the choice of two exam types: the presentation (20 minutes) or the written exam (a take-home social history report based on a case study).
You must register for the exam in order to receive credits and a grade for this course. This course is graded as pass/fail. You will receive a CEFR (GER) level assessment as well. The criteria for the grade and the CEFR level are differentiated, meaning the grade does not affect the level, nor vice versa.
Note: Any student in a higher semester who only finished one section will now be required to take 3 hours (not 2).
** If a student has already completed Teil B in a previous semester and received a grade, but did not take Teil A, they will have to sit the entire three-hour class, do a Teilnahmeleistung (short presentation or written task) to confirm their attendance, but will not have to take the exam (no registration, just confirmation of attendance by course instructor). |
