Free Online Course on English For Healthcare offered By FutureLearn

Future Learn Platform is offering a free online course on the theme of “English for Healthcare”.

The language of healthcare can be complex. On this course, you will develop your English language skills and learn vocabulary for a career and study in healthcare.

You will learn healthcare terminology and how to communicate in different professional situations. You will practise your listening skills with recordings of healthcare professionals and test your knowledge by writing the answers to discussion questions.

Upon completion of this course, you will feel more confident using healthcare language and you will have explored what it’s like to use these language skills in a healthcare setting.

This course is intended for:

This course has been created for refugees, displaced people and the communities supporting them in the MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa) region who wish to study a healthcare related course at a university in English.

It has been created as part of the PADILEIA project, and designed to provide additional support to students taking the Introduction to Nursing course.

We recommend learners have a minimum of CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) A2 to get the most from this course.

It will also be of interest to anyone looking to develop their English language and communication skills in a healthcare setting.

Course duration:

3 hours per week for 4 weeks.

Course topics:

• Working and learning in the hospital
• Experiences of patients
• Symptoms and diagnoses
• Taking notes and clear communication
• Working in different healthcare contexts: Caring for patients in the home; Healthcare interventions in the community.
• How to write reflectively

Course objectives:

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

• Apply language skills to a range of healthcare contexts and situations. For example: using adjectives to describe symptoms, using vocabulary related to problems/solutions and causes/effects
• Interpret different genres typical of healthcare, including instructions, notes, reflective journals, registration forms
• Explore new vocabulary and terminology relating to healthcare
• Identify suitable communication modes for different professional situations, for example when giving instructions to patients
• Reflect on your learning, and practice writing a reflective journal.
• Apply language skills to evaluate your experiences
• Collect and record medical information by reading and listening for specific information

Course costs:

King's College London are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

• Unlimited access to this course
• Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
• A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible

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