Intermediate OET Accelerator (Medicine)

The dynamic 6-week OET preparation course is meticulously designed to empower healthcare professionals. Dive into every facet of the Occupational English Test, refining listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills. Each week offers a customised blend of comprehensive curriculum, immersive practice sessions, and personalised feedback. With strategic guidance and access to robust study materials, participants embark on a transformative journey towards fluency and confidence in English for healthcare contexts. As the course wraps up, individuals emerge ready to conquer the OET exam,

equipped with the skills and confidence to propel their professional aspirations to new heights. 

Course Objectives & Outcomes

Listening

Course Objectives Course Outcomes
  • To develop active listening and unbiased comprehension skills.
  • Build skills to comprehend objectives and interpret different accents in verbal exchanges.
  • Enhance precision in locating specific information through understanding the key verb and grammar usage
  • Improve analytical and interpretive skills to analyse speakers view subject to workplace scenarios.
  • Cultivate critical thinking to interpret viewpoints and grasp the gist and main ideas.
  • Skills – Active Listening, listening for detail, listening for key word, synonymous and inference language, identifying the gist and predicting the answer in the question stem.
  • Improved understanding and collaboration by accurately capturing the speaker's message without personal bias.
  • Enhanced ability to understand the goals of conversations and effectively communicate across diverse linguistic backgrounds
  • Increased efficiency and accuracy in information retrieval, identifying key verb and grammar usage using active listening skills.
  • Developed insights and strategic responses of the speaker by analysing and understanding the content and intent of workplace presentations.
  • Improved ability to evaluate different perspectives and extract key points by the speaker’s viewpoints and quickly grasping the gist/main idea
  • Skills - developed skills– active Listening, listening for detail, identifying gist, listening for key word, synonymous and inference language and listening for the key word in the Question stem.

Reading

Course Objectives Course Outcomes
  • • To enhance the ability to efficiently locate and utilise relevant information within texts, improving Skim/Scan techniques for overall comprehension and productivity.
  • Advance the ability to accurately interpret questions, recognise inferences, and understand synonymous language, resulting in more precise and effective responses.
  • Increase tolerance for ambiguity and improve the ability to interpret and understand texts understanding the verb tense/grammar use in the different workplace communication dynamics.
  • Cultivate the ability to critically analyse how writers convey meaning, leading to deeper insights and understanding the gist/main idea in the passage.
  • Skills - Skim and Scan, reading for detail, understanding the gist of the text, identifying key word phrase, understanding the main idea, synonymous and inference language
  • Develop skills in textual analysis, information retrieval through Skim/Scan technique in processing for more effective information.
  • Improve reading comprehension, inferential reasoning, and linguistic proficiency skills with depth of vocabulary for clearer interpretation and communication.
  • Build adaptability, critical thinking, and contextual understanding skills by identifying the verb tense/grammar usage for better comprehension of varied communication workplace dynamics.
  • Strengthen analytical thinking, literary analysis, and interpretive reasoning skills to uncover deeper meanings in texts, grasping the main idea and gist in the text.
  • Skills - developed skills of Skim and Scan, reading for detail, understanding the gist of the text, identifying key word phrase, synonymous and inference language with a focus on grammar and vocabulary

Writing

Course Objectives Course Outcomes
  • To cultivate clear, concise, and accurate writing skills for case notes.
  • Master the selection, organisation, and prioritisation of information using SOAP/ISBAR techniques.
  • Improve proficiency in using language appropriately, flexibly, and accurately to make a strong first impression.
  • Develop formal language, structured writing, information gathering from case notes and clubbing key notes to construct sentences in a paragraph.
  • Gain a thorough understanding of formal letter structure and the sequential presentation of details.
  • Skills - formal language, structured writing, information gathering from case notes and clubbing key notes to construct sentences in a paragraph
  • Able to utilise the stimulus material to craft grammatically accurate and polite request sentences in a formal tone.
  • Ability to identify and select key information from the case note using SOAP/ISBAR to relate clinical patient condition.
  • Able to transform case notes into formal sentences concisely using formal language and a depth of vocabulary to enhance the communication.
  • Developed sound use of formal language, structured writing, when conveying information by clubbing key notes to construct sentences in a paragraph.
  • Apply the skills to ensure clarity, coherence, and logical sequence in order of priority for ease of the reader to grasp the information clearly and quickly
  • Skills - formal language, structured writing, information gathering from case notes and clubbing key notes to construct sentences in a paragraph

Speaking

Course Objectives Course Outcomes
  • To improve your ability to communicate effectively in various healthcare settings.
  • Master active listening and effective response techniques in patient care.
  • Develop skills to build rapport with patients for better support and guidance.
  • Demonstrate language construction using tone for improved output and input, when gathering and giving information.
  • Achieve clear, fluent, and precise verbal communication (open and closed ended questions) when advising or instructing, using suitable language.
  • Skills - Good grammar, fluency In speaking, building rapport, gathering information, giving information, working with the timelines of the role play
  • Participants will be able to demonstrate effective communication skills on a variety of patient conditions.
  • Ability to demonstrate active listening, and clear articulation of ideas when conveying clinical scenarios.
  • Confident in ensuring a two-way exchange enhances patient engagement and satisfaction through building a good rapport with patients.
  • Improved communication and care quality through mutual understanding and gathering the right information.
  • Able to address patients using precise verbal communication encouraging open-ended and closed-ended questions.
  • Skills - developed good grammar, fluency In speaking, building rapport, gathering information, giving information, working with the timelines of the role play.