KKCL English For Medical Purposes Brochure

MEDICAL ENGLISH
English for Medical Purposes Course Options:

Our English for Medical Purposes course is taught by • Part-Time (15 hours per week) - This is our standard
experienced English teachers focused on preparing Medical English course providing a 3 hour lesson each day
doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals from Monday to Friday, with one 20 minute break.
for working and studying in English-speaking
• Full-Time with IELTS/General English (30 hours per
environments. Our goal is to provide the language
week) This is an intensive course combining our standard
our students will need to be successful in the unique
English for Medical purposes course with our IELTS course.
world of medical professionals.
IELTS is the world’s most popular test for higher education
Throughout the course, we emphasise real-life and immigration, and is a requirement for NMC applications
communication – from history-taking and examination in the UK and many NHS jobs. Students will attend English
to diagnosis and treatment – and provide the student classes each weekday morning, followed by three hours of
with the self-learning skills, and self-awareness, to EMP. If the student’s needs are slightly different, however,
take away with them for the rest of their careers. we also offer General English specific to the student’s level.
Topics covered include:

• Taking histories
• Examining patients Program Details:
• Investigations
Level required: B1 or higher
• Making and sharing diagnoses
Lessons: 15 hours p/w (PT) - 30 hours p/w (FT)
• Treatment
• Report-writing and Presentations Timetable / Class size:
• Research
General 09.00 – 12.15 / 15 Max
Technical 13.00 – 16.15 / 6 Max
• Ethics
• Admissions, Discharging for nurses Duration: from 1 week up to 6 weeks
• Patient care for nurses
• Key vocabulary of the body, medicine and disease
• Patient communication skills
• Authentic Materials – a selection of articles,
memoirs and videos designed to take your learning
beyond the coursebook.
Our English for Medical Purposes courses will

develop all four skills – reading, listening, speaking
and writing – and help students gain confidence in
the use of specific medical terminology. Courses are
flexible in order to meet the individual needs of our
students. You can choose to study for 15 or 30 hours
per week.
Core Modules
Each module lasts for one week – five days – and is focused on providing the student with the language and communicative
skills needed to work and study in English-speaking medical environments. Below is a list of topics which will be used as the
basis for in-class learning.
1 The Patient – Symptoms and Systems 2 The Professional – Hospitals and Training
• Basic health and illness • Medical specialities, Nursing and health professionals
• Asking about symptoms • Hospital procedures and personnel
• Parts of the body • Primary Care teams
• Functions of the body • Education and Training
• Describing mobility • Insight into the NHS
• Describing symptoms and pain • Working Overseas
• Drugs and medication
• Practical Task: Make a simulated phone call to a
• Practical Task: Students write a referral letter for a hospital requesting information.
patient suffering a systemic problem. • Project: Create an Organization chart of an imaginary
Hospital and explain the roles.
• Project: Students give a presentation, describing the
clinical features of an illness, patient symptoms and
possible treatments.
3 Working with Histories of Patients 4 Investigation and Research

• Note-taking • Ophthalmoscopy, blood pressure and taking blood
• Presenting a complaint samples
• PMH, drug history and personal details • Labs
• Drug and Family history • Describing results
• ICE (Ideas, Concerns a nd Expectations) • Endoscopy and Enteroscopy
• How to give instructions • X-rays
• Explanations and Reassurance • ECG’s, ultrasounds and MRI’s
• Emotional and psychiatric issues
• Practical Task: Students explain the steps involved in an
• Practical task: Writing layman (plain English) ultrasound or MRI.
descriptions of common medical complaints. • Project: Students research the history of a medical
• Project: Take a full history of a fellow student and investigation procedure.
present their complaint.
5 Diagnosis and Treatment 6 Presentation and Publishing

• Tact in discussing and explaining diagnoses • Presenting Data
• Treatment Plans • Graphs, charts and trends
• Using lay terminology • Structuring a research article
• Prognoses and Courses of Action • Objectives and Findings
• Disease and illness overview • Abstracts
• Breaking Bad News • Presentations
• Presentation of a case
• Practical Task: Students explain a common condition
including diagnosis, management, prognosis and • Practical Task: Students write the abstract of an article
opportunity for questions - using lay terms where from a medical journal and compare with the original.
applicable. • Project: Students make a filmed presentation about the
• Project: Students research differences in bedside advantages and disadvantages of working within the
manner between their own countries and the UK and health service in their country.
present their findings.
33For professionals that want to work in
an English speaking country or in an
international company.
33For those who want to develop an

international career.
33For students that want to start studying

Medicine at a University in an English
speaking country
KKCL English
103-105 Greenford Road
Harrow
HA1 3QF
UK
Tel: +44 (0)208 869 0910

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MEDICAL ENGLISH

English for Medical Purposes Course Options:

Topics covered include:

Our English for Medical Purposes courses will

3 Working with Histories of Patients 4 Investigation and Research

5 Diagnosis and Treatment 6 Presentation and Publishing

33For those who want to develop an

33For students that want to start studying

Tel: +44 (0)208 869 0910

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