Introduction
English for Medical Personnel is an online course, consisting of 56 units of English, and providing approximately 60 hours of study for students.
Course aims
To give students at Intermediate, CEFR B1/Upper Intermediate B2 level practice in general and business-oriented language required for business contexts at this level, specifically tailored towards medical situations. The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, speaking and pronunciation.
Gramatika
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Use present and past tenses correctly
- Use the appropriate conditional forms to talk about situations and consequences
- Use the present perfect to describe a link between past and present events
- Use going to and will to talk about future predictions and intentions
- Use the passive form correctly
- Distinguish and be able to correctly describe countable and uncountable nouns
Žodynas
By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 200 expressions used in the medical field.
Skills
By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a variety of accents and medical contexts.
Unit summary
Module 1
- Introduction to Medical Professions and Healthcare
- Grammar: Present tenses
- Žodynas: Key medical and healthcare terms
- Skaitymas: A brief history of medical professions and healthcare
- Klausymasis: The roles and responsibilities of medical personnel
- Rašymas: My healthcare journey
- Kalbėjimas: Motivations for working in the medical industry
- Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech
Module 2
- Patient Communication and Assessment
- Grammar: Past tenses
- Žodynas: Basic patient communication and assessment terminology
- Skaitymas: The importance of effective patient communication
- Klausymasis: Medical personnel interacting with patients
- Rašymas: Concise, and informative medical notes
- Kalbėjimas: Patient communication
- Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech
Module 3
- Medical Terminology and Conditions
- Grammar: Going to and Will
- Žodynas: Common medical terms and conditions
- Skaitymas: The causes, symptoms, and treatments of various conditions
- Klausymasis: Patient conditions and treatment plans
- Rašymas: Patient medical histories and conditions
- Kalbėjimas: Explaining medical information to patients and their families
- Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech
Module 4
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Grammar: Present perfect
- Žodynas: Types of diagnostic tests and procedures
- Skaitymas: The role of diagnostic tests in medical practice
- Klausymasis: Test results and procedures
- Rašymas: Recording diagnostic test results and patient responses
- Kalbėjimas: Clarifying and confirming test information with patients
- Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech
Module 5
- Medical Equipment and Technology
- Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns
- Žodynas: Medical equipment and technology terms
- Skaitymas: Medical technology in healthcare
- Klausymasis: Using and discussing medical equipment
- Rašymas: Documenting equipment usage and patient outcomes
- Kalbėjimas: Explaining the use of medical technology to patients and colleagues
- Pronunciation: Book and But + connected speech
Module 6
- Professional Ethics and Patient Confidentiality
- Grammar: First conditional
- Žodynas: Ethical principles and patient confidentiality concepts
- Skaitymas: Nursing ethics and patient confidentiality
- Klausymasis: Ethical dilemmas and confidentiality
- Rašymas: Reflecting on ethical challenges and lessons learned
- Kalbėjimas: Sharing personal experiences related to nursing ethics
- Pronunciation: Cart and Cut + connected speech
Module 7
- Teamwork and Interprofessional Collaboration
- Grammar: Passive
- Žodynas: Teamwork and collaboration terms and concepts
- Skaitymas: Effective teamwork in nursing
- Klausymasis: Nurses collaborating with other healthcare professionals
- Rašymas: Developing a personal plan for improving teamwork skills
- Kalbėjimas: Discussing effective communication and collaboration
- Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech
Module 8
- Continuing Professional Development and Career Growth
- Gramatika: Second conditional
- Žodynas: Career-related terms and concepts
- Skaitymas: Advancement opportunities and skills development in nursing
- Klausymasis: Career paths and future goals
- Rašymas: Drafting a professional development plan for career advancement
- Kalbėjimas: Setting personal goals and identifying areas for growth
- Pronunciation: Fine and Vine + connected speech
Follow-up
Students completing the English for Medical Personnel course should feel confident in tackling any upper intermediate course, including our Upper Intermediate Business Power course.