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ENGLISH FOR NURSES 120 All language will be presented in the context of nursing-in this case the hospital context. In this way the students will be starting from a common focus which has two advantages; first, the students will be instantly aware of how the language is relating to a concrete situation thus helping them to retain what they learn; second, they will have the confidence of knowing they have the skills and the knowledge of nursing which will help them in taking the initiative when faced with a language difficulty. At the end of the course, participants will be able to: 1. Develop confidence ahead of perfectly correct English. 2. Encouraged to seize opportunities outside the classroom to use what they have just learnt e.g. on the phone, when speaking with other students. 3. Improve their language competence. 4. Improve the level of English within the area of their profession. 5. Present themselves as very possible candidates for employment. 6. Make their patients feel more comfortable, and have a better understanding of their needs.

OBJECTIVES

CONTENT: ITEMS 1 TOPIC ADMISSIONS -filling in forms -asking question -articles of clothing -filling in a menu (DIET) -explaining and reassuring 2 BASIC WORKING CARE VOCABULARY -grammar -vocabulary 3 4 READING AND WRITING SKILLS WORKING IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL - medical terminology 7.5 7.5 7.5 HOURS 7.5

-taking and giving a phone message -tests; the E.C.G. machine, blood tests, injections (explaining and reassuring) 5 WORKING IN A CHILDREN'S WARD -typical dialogues from Hobart hospital -this unit includes handover procedures (authentic dialogues from RMIT will be used) i.e. use of instructions and notetaking. 6 WORKING FOR RETARDED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE -this week will be devoted to conversation strategies e.g. cheering up, persuading, insisting, listening skills 7 8 9 WOUND CARE DIABETES CARE CASUALTY - this involves a lot of intensive nurse-patient contact: questioning, explaining, reassuring 10 PRE-OPERATIVE CARE: WORKING IN A MEDICAL WARD -giving and receiving instructions -medical jargon 11 POST-OPERATIVE CARE: WORKING IN A MEDICAL WARD -giving and receiving instructions -medical jargon 12 MIDWIFERY -note-taking -authentic dialogues from RMIT -dialogues from the Royal Hobart Hospital: A New Baby; Visiting 13 PRORLEM SOLVING IN THE NURSING SITUATION -persuading -complaining (e.g. about problems at work) -gaining information -at this stage the students will be asked to take the initiative a bit more 14 15 RADIO INTERVIEWS, DISCUSSIONS, WORK EXPERIENCE 7.5 8 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5

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SUMMING UP AND GENERAL COURSE EVALUATION TOTAL

7 120

ASSESSMENT

Principally individual assessment through take-home work, work experience and talking to students individually. :

REFERENCES

1. Mrs. Vijayalakhshmi Naidu. (2008). English For Nurses (1st Edition). Pragati Books Pvt. Ltd 2. Tony Grice. (2003). Everyday English for Nursing. Elsevier Limited. 3. Selva Rose. (1997). Career English for Nurses. Orient Longman Limited. 4. Virginia Allum and Patricia McGarr. (2010). Cambridge English For Nursing. Cambridge University Press. 5. Joy Parkinson, Chris Brooker. (2004). Everyday English for international nurses: a guide to working in the UK. Churchill Livingstone. 6. Aysha Viswamohan. (2010). English For Nurses. Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited. 7. Susan Dandridge Bosher. (2008). English For Nursing. Academic Skills. University of Michigan Press. 8. www.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/alexpianoffenglishfornurses.pdf