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Back to Menu ↩ Based at the University of Sussex, SLC is the UK’s leading provider of English language training to the UK healthcare sector. SLC trains hundreds of nurses every year to pass the OET and IELTS tests so they can register in the UK, Ireland, Australia and elsewhere. What sets SLC apart ✓ […]
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Share This Post Today’s global healthcare workforce is multi-national and multi-lingual. English is the lingua franca, and non-English speaking healthcare professionals, from consultants to carers, need to get their Medical English up to speed in order to deliver the safe and effective care demanded of them. Medical conversations are varied and important – with colleagues, […]
Back to Menu ↩ Share This Post My latest reading is a chapter in ‘The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes’, titled ‘English for Nursing’ and written by Susan Bosher. The Handbook is a great resource for all things ESP. In the article, Bosher cites three studies, one Canadian (Epp and Lewis 2008), one American […]
Back to Menu ↩ English for Employability We work in partnership with Maximpact to develop the English of refugees with little or no English so they can integrate into local communities and enter the workforce. We: Give at-cost tailored online lessons to closed groups of refugees, from absolute beginner to elementary to intermediate level Develop bespoke English […]
Back to Menu ↩ We analysed the results of over 100 nurses taught on NHS-funded programmes across a variety of Trusts and Health Boards between August 2018 and July 2019. Find out how they did and what lessons were learnt. Download the case study Are you recruiting overseas-qualified healthcare professionals and need OET preparation for […]
Share This Post These tips are designed to help you understand the format of the test, the way it’s assessed and the skills you need to use to succeed. The OET Writing Sub-test In the writing sub-test, you have 45 minutes to plan and write a letter from the perspective of someone in your profession. […]
Share This Post The speaking section of OET takes around 20 minutes and consists of two role plays. These are specific to the profession of the candidate, so the situations will be similar to those you might encounter at work. The interlocutor (the person playing the role of the patient, relative or carer) doesn’t assess […]
Share This Post The OET reading sub-test has three parts, testing a range of reading skills by using texts that you might encounter in different workplace situations. Here are some quick tips to help you get to know the test and some suggestions on how to tackle each part. The OET Reading Sub-test You have […]
Share This Post This guide explains the format of the OET Listening test and suggests techniques to help you to deal with the particular challenges of each part. The OET Listening Sub-test The listening sub-test consists of 42 questions in three parts. You are tested on a range of listening and language skills, including prediction, […]
OET is still the only healthcare-specific English language test that can help you fulfil your dream of working in the UK. Here are five reasons why…
Over the Christmas period, SLC will be open as normal until 20th December 2019.
the NMC governing council has responded positively to the request made by the NMC to amend the required score for the Writing paper of the OET to a C+.
The change will come into effect from 28 January 2020. OET results achieved during the previous 2 years that meet the new requirements will be accepted.
See the dates to take the English test specific for your profession.
SLC is delighted to report that the NMC governing council has responded positively to the request to amend the required score for the OET Writing paper.
Bethan Edwards and Jo Langford gave an intensive 3-day training programme to over thirty lecturers at Sechenov Medical University.
Form for the 3rd International English Language Olympiad for Medical and Pharmaceutical Students
Men’s health is in crisis. Men are dying on average 6 years earlier than women, and for largely preventable reasons.
Practice your reading skills in a clinical context with this free lesson from Virginia Allum, world-leading expert and Head of Medical English at SLC.
We’re delighted that ‘OET Preparation Nursing’, co-written by Virginia Allum, SLC’s Head of Medical English, has just won the prestigious ‘Content of the Year in Higher and Further Education’ award at the India Didactics Association.
The conference was well-attended and we met a truly global cross-section of Medical English teachers from across from across the world.
SLC was delighted to have been invited to present at the national OSCE Facilitator conference held in Newport on Sept 10th 2019.
On September 9th, the UK government announced that the English language requirements stipulated for overseas healthcare professionals by their respective regulatory bodies would be accepted for visa purposes.
We’re hugely looking forward to attending the 4th international English for Healthcare Conference on October 3rd and 4th.
We’re delighted to announce that Diana Izu is SLC’s new Programme Manager. Diana has a long and successful career in the language teaching industry.
Communication is key, and languages are important precisely for this reason, to share our thoughts and feelings with others. To know a second language is to know more about yourself and others.
SLC achieves overall 77% pass rate for OET Nursing after 2 attempts
Get this right, and your rapport with your patient will be a powerful factor in building a successful therapeutic partnership.
It’s true, learning English can be easy even if you speak a Romance Language. Here are some essential tips to help you learn English quickly & effectively.
While all the other parts of OET are changing at least a little in the last September update, the writing sub-test is staying the same.
We’re delighted to announce that SLC’s new online course, Medical Terminology, has been accredited by the CPD Standards Office.
Find here all the tips and techniques you need to achieve a high score in IELTS writing tasks 1 and 2.
Virginia Allum, SLC’s Head of Medical English, co-authored the ‘OET Preparation, Nursing’ coursebook, just published by Cambridge University Press (CUP).
Did you know that from August 31st the OET Writing Criteria are changing? Don’t worry, the test itself is not changing but the way that it is graded is.
We’re delighted to be working with a number of NHS Trusts and healthcare recruitment specialists to provide OET and IELTS preparation services for their nurses and doctors.
This 30-hour course teaches learners how to understand hundreds of medical terms covering parts of the body, symptoms, conditions, treatments & procedures.
This week is Diabetes Week and Specialist Language Courses is helping to raise awareness. What do you know about diabetes?
In the US, the first Tuesday of every June has been designated as National Healthcare Recruiter Recognition Day. A massive high five to all our partners.
This will be of great interest to any healthcare employer & recruitment company whose nurses & doctors haven’t achieved the required score in their writing
The Dept for Health and Social Care says it’s increasing training places. Is this enough? What do you think?
Designing effective online courses is clearly not easy. It requires a very different approach to designing courses that are designed to be printed.
RefuAid approached SLC to see if we could help and we jumped at the opportunity. We already work with groups of Syrian refugees with lower language levels and we clearly see how lives can be transformed once learners have the language skills and the confidence to enter the UK workforce.
LC is delighted to announce that Online English for Medical Academic Purposes has been accredited by the CPD Standards Office.
Back to Menu ↩ In May 2018, Specialist Language Courses (SLC) was commissioned by Stoke Mandeville Hospital, part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, to prepare a group of overseas-trained nurses to take the Occupational English Test (OET). This was so they could achieve the score stipulated by the NMC to demonstrate they had the appropriate […]
SLC attend Doctors as Humanist symposium Are doctors humanists? Should the humanities be integrated into medical education?
RefuAid and SLC partner to teach refugee doctors to pass OET and IELTS so they can work in the UK. Lessons take place in SLC’s online classrooms.
Coming soon, SLC’s new online Medical Terminology course. Perfect complement to SLC’s Medical English courses for doctors, nurses and care.
SLC welcomes new NHS and international medical recruitment clients. giving OET and IELTS preparation courses to nurses and doctors to work in the UK
Chris Moore, SLC Managing Director, elected to Board of Trustees at Eaquals, the world’s leading association for quality assurance in language education
Specialist Language Courses (SLC) judge at Medical English Olympiad. Chris Moore, Bethan Edwards and Jo Langford join international panel to assess the presentations given by students from medical schools across Russia and Egypt at Sechenov Medical University in Moscow.
SLC is delighted to welcome Sara Harden to the team. Sara is a highly experienced editor of online English (ELT) language courses and learning materials. Sara will be working on SLC’s online Medical English, OET and IELTS preparation courses.
SLC’s Academic team gave a hugely successful teacher training programme to thirty lecturers at Sechenov Medical University, Russia’s leading medical school. They taught the English language and teaching techniques needed for the lecturers to work effectively with international students.
SLC’s Managing Director, Chris Moore, was delighted to be invited to speak at the AISLi 40th Anniversary AGM and conference in Arezzo, Italy. He presented a session on strategy for language teaching (ELT) organisations and a workshop on how schools can use the Business Canvas Model.
Back to Menu ↩ What’s the difference between IELTS writing 6.5 and 7.0? At the beginning of 2016, the NMC introduced a new regulation which required all nurses from outside the UK to achieve a score of 7.0 or above (out of 9.0) in all four areas of the Academic IELTS exam – reading, listening, […]
SLC speaking at AISLi 40th anniversary AGM and conference. Chris Moore, SLC’s Managing Director is giving a talk on strategy and a workshop on the Business Canvas Model, drawing on SLC’s experience of becoming the UK’s leading provider of English language training to the global healthcare sector.
English for medical academic purposes, incorporating academic writing, reading and listening for healthcare students and lecturers in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and medical English, as well as doctors, nurses and researchers. Includes new modules on writing abstracts and research in English.
Blog post from Specialist Language Courses Titled ‘What’s the difference between IELTS writing for grade 6.5 and 7.0?’. This explores the IELTS exams grading of reading, listening, writing and speaking for international nurses who want to work in healthcare.
NMC, NMC Changes, IELTS Writing Score, IELTS Band 6.5
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Specialist Language Courses (SLC) train Medical, Pharmacy and Linguistics teachers at Sechenov Medical University in Moscow, Russia’s leading medical school, to give effective lectures, seminars and tutorials in English.
SLC, Specialist Language Courses, build partnership with Sechenov, Russia’s leading Medical University, to include Anglo-Russian Medical English courses – English for Doctors and Medicine, English for Pharmacy – and teacher training in English for lecturers English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI).
SLC talking on using online Medical English courses, creating OET course materials, and developing and teaching online OET courses at the 2018 international Medical English conference.
OET Speaking Test, OET Speaking Course, SLC and NHS collaboration, Cambridge Addenbrookes
OET for Doctors, OET Medicine, IELTS for Doctors – SLC working with significantly more international doctors.
OET Forum, OET Trial Results, OET for Nurses
Writing Test Tips. While all the other parts of OET are changing at least a little in the September update, the writing sub-test is staying the same. Our tips are designed to help you understand the format of the test, the way it’s assessed and the skills you need to use to succeed.
Press Release – Reach OET courses launched in line with the September update to the Occupational English Test.
OET Reading Test Tips. Third part of the SLC guide to the changes to the Occupational English Test in September
OET – Listening Test, tips for achieving OET grade B on the new test from September 2018.
Test tips for OET, the September change to the OET exam.
SLC deliver successful online English for Hospitality course for Syrian refugees as part of Maximpact’s fast track to employment programme run for refugees and migrants in Northern Ireland.
Tips for what to do after the August OET exam. Tips for OET. What is the difference between OET and OET
OET Case Study, OET for Nurses, OET Trial Group, OET for NHS
We’re delighted to report that the Discover OET seminar and workshop was a resounding success.
Discover OET Seminar and Workshop – some Reflections
Back to Menu ↩ Share This Post Online language learning has become immensely popular in the last decade. The opportunity to develop language skills via an app, website or online tutor is very attractive, as it removes the need for learners to spend time and money travelling to a school or college – lessons can […]
Online Learning vs Face-to-Face? Study IELTS, OET or Medical English Online with the UK’s leading provider.
We’re delighted to report that the Discover OET seminar and workshop was a resounding success.
The OET September update: what you need to know The OET exam on 9 September 2018 will be the first to feature several updates that will make the test more current, relevant and effective. The changes reflect the latest research and the feedback of candidates, experts and the many organisations that work with OET. The […]
OET September Update – Exam Changes
SLC is delighted to announce the release of its latest online Medical English course, Reach OET B Medicine. Reach OET B Medicine is a 50-hour course, specially designed for doctors who want to achieve Grade B in the international Occupational English Test (OET). Following the GMC announcement in February this year, OET is now accepted […]
New Course: Reach OET B Medicine
The General Medical Council (GMC), the UK’s official registration body for medical practitioners, is now accepting the Occupational English Test (OET) as proof of English language ability for doctors from other countries. This means that overseas doctors can satisfy the language requirement of registration with the GMC by taking an exam designed to test medical […]
The General Medical Council (GMC), is now accepting the Occupational English Test (OET Medicine) as proof of English language ability. OET for Doctors.
Specialist Language Courses is the first English language training company in Europe to be an OET accredited Premium Provider of Test Preparation courses
Press release, 15th November 2017
SLC are an OET Premium Provider. Find out how our OET Preparation Programmes can work for your candidates: subscribe and download this training guide.
Back to Menu ↩ A Briefing Paper for Healthcare Training and Recruitment Professionals Both IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and OET (Occupational English Test) are used to test the English language of healthcare professionals in different parts of the world. They are chosen by regulatory bodies to ensure doctors, nurses and other professions have […]
IELTS and OET
Back to Menu ↩ A guide for training and recruitment professionals in UK healthcare This training guide includes an overview of the IELTS testing process, preparation and assessment, and the challenges that training and recruitment professionals will face when trying to get their candidates to achieve IELTS 7.0. Download the training guide Are you […]
Getting Candidates to IELTS 7.0
Back to Menu ↩ Both IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and OET (Occupational English Test) are used to test the English language of healthcare professionals in different parts of the world. They are chosen by regulatory bodies to ensure doctors, nurses and other professions have sufficient language skills to communicate at a high level with patients and colleagues, […]
This article explains the differences between IELTS and OET for nurses, doctors and other healthcare professions so you take the right English test for you.
Back to Menu ↩ 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. Table of Contents OET Background OET Objectives OET Test Format OET Scores OET […]
The OET or Occupational English Test is used to assess the Medical English level and skills of doctors, nurses and AHPs around the world
Good to hear an article on yesterday evening’s ‘The World Tonight’ on Radio 4 covering the impact of the IELTS test on international recruitment. The article starts 16 minutes into the show.
