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Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

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UNIT 47: ACADEMIC LITERACY IN THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECTORSUnit content1 Underst<strong>and</strong> how literacy <strong>and</strong> language are used to present debates <strong>in</strong> health<strong>and</strong> social careDebates: eg the professionalisation of nurs<strong>in</strong>g, the respective roles of counsell<strong>in</strong>g<strong>and</strong> psychiatry, the biomedical <strong>and</strong> socio-medical models of health, sociologicalexplanations of health <strong>in</strong>equalities, cl<strong>in</strong>ical <strong>and</strong> cultural iatrogenesis, debatesbetween political perspectivesStyles of writ<strong>in</strong>g: scientific, ethical, reflective, discursive, persuasive,descriptive, prescriptive, explanatory, journalistic; plagiarismFormats: essay; scientific report; research; notesInfluences: media pressure, social policy/legislation, pressure groups, educationMedia: journals, books, web pages, newspapers, televisionRead<strong>in</strong>g: technique matched to style of writ<strong>in</strong>g, scann<strong>in</strong>g, skimm<strong>in</strong>g, note tak<strong>in</strong>g,us<strong>in</strong>g bibliographiesValidity: assess<strong>in</strong>g purpose, <strong>in</strong>tended audience, check<strong>in</strong>g references,authenticity, plagiarism2 Be able to write us<strong>in</strong>g different literacy stylesStyles of writ<strong>in</strong>g: appropriate for subject, eg scientific, ethical, reflective,discursive, persuasive, descriptive, prescriptive, explanatory, journalistic,educational; plagiarismIntention: purpose, <strong>in</strong>tended audience, legibilityFormats: essay; report; research — qualitative, quantitative, triangulationLanguage: grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, formatReferenc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> quotations: eg Harvard, Modern Language Association, Numeric,runn<strong>in</strong>g notesExam<strong>in</strong>ations: plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> preparation, technique3 Underst<strong>and</strong> theories of learn<strong>in</strong>gLearn<strong>in</strong>g theories: eg Kolb’s four stage learn<strong>in</strong>g cycle or Honey <strong>and</strong> Mumford’slearn<strong>in</strong>g styles; Gardner’s multiple <strong>in</strong>telligence theory; Carl Rogers <strong>and</strong> thehumanistic theory of learn<strong>in</strong>g; Lave <strong>and</strong> Wenger’s theory of legitimate peripheralparticipation <strong>in</strong> communities of practice; whether describ<strong>in</strong>g own learn<strong>in</strong>g islimit<strong>in</strong>g or emancipatoryBN018467 – Specification – <strong>Edexcel</strong> <strong>Level</strong> 3 <strong>BTEC</strong> <strong>Nationals</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong>– Issue 1 – February 2007 © <strong>Edexcel</strong> Limited 2007575

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