OET

Course details

Course Overview

Looking for a healthcare job in some foreign country? What you need to know is, in countries where English is the native language, you'll need to be very fluent and in-command of your English communication skills. English is not just a job criteria but a survival necessity in such countries. OET is a test that determines a person's ability to speak, listen, read, write and understand English language as a healthcare professional requirement. You shouldn't just be good at speaking English but also familiar with all the technical terms and norms used in the healthcare field you are applying for.

This course is designed to improve the following four Macro skills for the Occupational English Test.

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking

Course outline

OET Writing
Writing Skills
Letter writing including but not limited to: formal & informal letters, patient referral letters, hospital admissions letters, reminder letter to patients, patient discharge letters etc.
Hand writing skills
Planning to write
Organising the task
Understand the assessment criteria

OET Speaking
Clinical setting
Public and private hospital settings
Effectively communicate
Different medical situations
Medical related scenarios
Dialogues related to various medical settings
Speaking using tone, diction, fluency, accuracy & volume, which covers typical patient scenarios in Australia
Pronunciation & appropriate language for when dealing with people in all contexts hospital settings & private clinics
Functional language, taking patient histories, giving explanations, giving advice, aggression conversation & giving reassurances
Dealing with children, teenagers, adults & older Australians
Understand the assessment criteria

OET Listening
Listening to passages and dialogues
Listening for detail
Hand writing speed
Writing in note form
Scanning headings and questions
Using headings to guide you
Looking ahead
Planning for listening

OET Reading
Practice reading skills with reference materials, hospital documents, medical reports, and medical related charts
Speed reading & comprehension for all components of the OET test
Reading for specific purposes
Understanding the text & being able to answers specific questions relating to the text

OET General Skills
Vocabulary Skills
English grammar in oral and written communication
Target language
Medical terms and their meanings
Pronunciation
Medical roots, suffixes and prefixes
Medical related tests, charts and templates
Medical terminology
Australian health care sector - understanding Updated on 10 March, 2020