Description

Medical English for Healthcare Professionals

Pre-Intermediate A2/B1 – Part 1

This one-to-one five-lesson course is ideal for healthcare professionals (nurses, doctors, paramedics etc.) wishing to improve their Medical English with structured lessons and handouts. Lessons are scheduled at a time to suit you.

A minimum of one lesson a week for a duration of 5 weeks is recommended. Should you prefer these lessons can be taken as an intensive course over one week. The duration of each individual lesson is 50 minutes.

Lessons include functional language used in medical establishments in an English speaking country. This course is an appropriate choice for HCP’s planning to move to an English speaking country in the future.

This is part one of Medical English for Healthcare Professionals.

The course is aimed at pre-intermediate learners. However, the course is also suitable for students with an intermediate level in General English and lacking Medical English vocabulary and phrases.

Language Skills

The course covers all four of the main language skills: Speaking, Writing, Listening and Reading. Writing exercises are typically assigned as optional homework.

Speaking practice includes asking questions, pronunciation, role play scenarios and discussing duties.

Articles are included for Reading practice with a focus on finding and understanding vocabulary. Vocabulary lessons include medical tasks, routines and duties, medical equipment/phrases and types of healthcare systems.

Audio files cover a variety of dialogues. These may include dialogues between patients and healthcare professionals or dialogues between medical staff. The conversational dialogues are set within a healthcare environment.

Each lesson will have a particular language focus to work on improving grammar. Functional language lessons include reviewing present tenses, sentence structure and word order, direct and indirect questions, paraphrasing and synonyms.

Dates and times for each lesson are discussed and booked with you in advance. This method allows planning around work shifts and rotas. Please complete and submit the following form to reserve your preferred lesson dates/times.

Not sure if this course is the right language level for you?

Book a 25-Minute Medical English lesson first to discuss your aims and objectives.

Wish to Learn More?

Book Part 1 and Part 2 together for a 10-hour course. Enter: ME-A2B1-Bundle at the shopping cart for a discount when booking both courses.