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English in Medicine is a well-established course for doctors, medical students and other medical professionals who have to communicate in English with patients, their relatives and other medical colleagues.
Each of the seven units focuses on one area of doctor-patient communication, from history taking and examination to diagnosis and treatment.
The course is at an intermediate language level and does not require specialist knowledge of medicine on the part of the teacher.
Key features of the course:
- development of all four skills:listening, speaking, reading and writing
- a wide variety of tasks and a systematic approach to language development
- histories based on authentic cases drawn from specialisms ranging from neurology to ophthalmology
- up-to-date text sources that include journal articles and the internet
- a complete tapescript and answer key
- a list of language functions, medical abbreviations and useful addresses
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Professional English in Use Medicine contains 60 units covering a wide variety of medical vocabulary. Topics include diseases and symptoms, investigations, treatment, examining, and prevention. The book also introduces general medical vocabulary related to parts and functions of the body, medical and para-medical personnel, education and training, research, and presentations.
Primarily designed as a self-study reference and practice book, it can also be used for classroom work and one-to-one lessons and is suitable for intermediate and upper-intermediate students.
Professional English in Use Medicine has been carefully researched using the Institute for Applied Language Studies medical corpus, as well as authentic texts, documents and cases.
Professional English in Use Medicine is a must for teachers of medical English and for medical practitioners who need to use English at work, either in their own country or abroad.
Key Features of this Title :
- Covers a wide variety of medical vocabulary that gives learners the confidence and ability to function in English in a medical environment.
- Informed by the Institute for Applied Language Studies medical corpus.
- 'Over to you' sections allow learners to apply the vocabulary they learn to their own studies and working lives.
- Includes coverage of functional language and communication skills such as Discussing treatment and Giving bad news give students valuable practice. [Résumé éditeur]