Course Description
OET Preparation Course is an intensive course which aims to prepare and equip OET candidates, health professionals, with fundamental knowledge and skills set along with heaps of test-taking techniques which can literally enable a remarkable performance and guarantee a passing score. The training covers all 4 skills; Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking as per the OET Test format.
The OET (Occupation English Test) is an International English Language Test designed to assess the language communication skills of healthcare professionals who seek to register and practice in an English-speaking environment.
Course Objectives
- The Occupational English Test (OET) is used in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Singapore among others to assess the Medical English skills of a wide range of international healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, vets and allied health professionals.
- The OET is designed specifically to assess the English language skills of international healthcare professionals wanting to work in an English-speaking environment.
- It consists of 4 papers: Listening and Reading cover a broad range of generally applicable healthcare topics, while Speaking and Writing test the specific language used by 12 professions within healthcare.
- These are Dentistry, Dietetics, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Speech Pathology, Veterinary Science.
- There are 4 skills-based papers: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking.
- The Listening and Reading papers are designed to assess a candidate’s ability to understand spoken and written English, based on health-related topics and tasks common to all professions. Texts range from short workplace notices and dialogues to longer articles and talks.
- The Writing and Speaking papers are specific to the 12 individual healthcare professions. They are designed to reflect common tasks performed in the workplace. The writing asks candidates to write a referral letter, for example, while the Speaking asks candidates to role play a conversation in a clinical setting.
- A student achieves an advanced level of English and uses it in his communication with patients and colleagues.
- To develop analytical and critical thinking skills which help them to comprehend Medical Research Papers seen in part C of the OET Reading Test.
- Vocabulary building
- Intensive training for the correct interpretation of Spoken Language through Listening practice.
- Students develop note-taking skills as well as the ability to listen for a specific purpose.
- Students are also given insight into Australia and other countries’ culture and lifestyle, so as to enhance their acceptance and understanding of patients’ perception
- Students can converse effectively with their patients in a clinical set-up.
- To be able to write letters to other health professionals in order to convey important information about their patients’ medical history, progress, discharge Summary or to request a further assessment
Teaching Philosophy:
The teaching method is a combination of class discussions and role plays through which the learners gain self-confidence with EFL to appear for the OET (Occupation English Test) exam and the ability to communicate efficiently and increase their active vocabulary and phrases.
North Star Management Consultancy delivers the OET over 12 sessions of 2.5 hours each (A Total of 30 Hours).
Course Plan
Sessions: 1 – 3:
- Listening Strategies Part A, Part B and Part C
- Listening Practice is designed to enable students to gradually progress from easy to difficult level, in terms of speed of speech delivery, ascent, and vocabulary.
- Reading Strategies Part A, Part B and Part C.
- Reading Practice books too, have been designed to provide challenging tasks as per the level of each student category
Sessions: 4 – 6:
- Writing Course includes thorough practice on how to select relevant points from case history and eliminate unnecessary information.
- The format of different types of letters and the use of appropriate phrases.
- Speaking Practice aims at developing the following skills:
→ History Taking
→ Presenting Complaints
→ Assessment and Investigations
→ Breaking Bad news
→ Discussing Treatment Options
→ Handling Difficult Patients
→ Dealing With Complaints
→ Health Education
→ Reassurance
→ Explaining the Consequences
Sessions: 7 – 9:
Grammar Sessions:
- Tenses and vigorous practice for the use of active and passive voice in sentences.
- Synthesis of Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences by using a noun, appositives, infinitive, gerund, coordinating conjunctions and transitional words and phrases.
Sessions: 10 – 12:
- Model Auxiliaries
- Capitals
- Articles
- Punctuations
- Formal and Informal expressions
Remarks:
- No more than 15 Participants are allowed in the same Class.
- Participation Grades are based on attention and contribution to class discussions.
- Absences from class will negatively affect your grade.
- Applicants who take OET Medicine must attain a minimum score of 350 on the Listening, Reading, and Speaking sub-tests, and a minimum score of 300 on the Writing sub-test, in one test administration.