English for Nurses
The course is a highly practical ESP course designed for learners at B1 level who need to improve their English ability to work as a nurse. It is particularly suitable for trainee or practicing nurses who are studying to be licenced in an English-speaking country, or who interact with English-speaking patients or colleagues. Each lesson prepares learners to understand and communicate confidently in a typical nursing situation with patients, doctors, and other nurses. The course has a strong emphasis on building the knowledge and use of nursing-specific vocabulary. Learners can improve their oral skills through regular practice aimed at developing international intelligibility. Exposure to a wide variety of English accents (both native and non-native) helps users develop confidence when dealing with patients and colleagues from around the world, and record and playback activities provide valuable practice with appropriate language and responses in a variety of common scenarios.
Features
A topic-based syllabus which equips nurses and related healthcare professionals with the key vocabulary required to operate effectively in everyday healthcare contexts.
Each lesson is based on a typical situation that nurses will encounter when interacting with patients or colleagues
Industry-specific words and phrases that have been checked and validated by nurse educators
Extensive use of listening material that features a range of accents
Record and playback activities for learners to practise communicating with appropriate responses in a variety of typical nursing situations
End of lesson suggestions to review, personalise and explore the language further
Learning effect
Those who are willing to study 2-3 hours a week will see a significant improvement in their ability to communicate in typical nursing scenarios.
Target
For learners who need to improve their English ability to work as a nurse. It is particularly suitable for trainee or practicing nurses who are studying to be licenced in an English-speaking country, or who interact with English-speaking patients or colleagues. It could also be suitable for people working in other health-related roles.
Lesson structure
Each lesson is structured around the following sections:
Section 1: Study (5 stages)
- Introduction for lesson/section
- Language presentation
- Language practice activities to cover meaning, form, pronunciation(3 activities in each lesson)
Section 2: Practice (4 stages)
- Introduction for section
- 2-step listening or reading practice – the first step focussed on understanding the key point or purpose, the second step on listening or reading for detai
Section 3: Test (2 stages)
- Introduction for section
- Half the lessons have a roleplay of approximately 8 exchanges; half have a listening test of approximately 6 questions (see the lesson list at the end of this document).
End of lesson suggestions
These are available from the final feedback screen and encourage the user to review, personalise and explore the la