Certificate of Achievement

Riaz Hussain

has completed the following course:

English for Healthcare

King's College London

This course introduced new terminology, vocabulary and grammar relevant to healthcare. Throughout the course, participants were encouraged to reflect on their learning and to practice keeping a reflective journal. Participants practiced their listening skills with recordings of healthcare professionals and tested their knowledge by writing responses to discussion questions.

4 weeks, 3 hours per week

Craig Davis

EAP Tutor, King's Foundations

King's College London

Sophie Hauser

EAP Tutor, King's Foundations

King's College London

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Apply language skills to a range of healthcare contexts and situations. For example: using adjectives to describe symptoms, using vocabulary related to problems/solutions and causes/effects
  • Interpret different genres typical of healthcare, including instructions, notes, reflective journals, registration forms
  • Explore new vocabulary and terminology relating to healthcare
  • Identify suitable communication modes for different professional situations, for example when giving instructions to patients
  • Reflect on your learning, and practice writing a reflective journal. Apply language skills to evaluate your experiences
  • Collect and record medical information by reading and listening for specific information

Syllabus

  • Working and learning in the hospital
  • Experiences of patients
  • Symptoms and diagnoses
  • Taking notes and clear communication
  • Working in different healthcare contexts: Caring for patients in the home; Healthcare interventions in the community.
  • How to write reflectively

Issued on 25th October 2020

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Free online course:

English for Healthcare

King's College London