English as a Second Language (ESL)
Workshop Objective
The objective of the English as a Second Language (ESL) Workshop is to gain proficiency in both written and spoken English as it relates to the standards of healthcare.
Course Prerequisite
- Gr. 12 OSSD or Mature Student Status
Course Duration, Schedule & Cost
- 3 consecutive Saturdays, 5 hours per day (15 hours in total)
- $199.00
Course Content
Oral communication skills for health care workers
- Gather interpret and relay information
- Use active listening skills
- Seek clarification and check information
- Make suggestions and recommendations
- Give advice, give explanations and justify opinions
- Show an appreciation of the appropriate use of formal and informal language (including idiomatic expressions)
- Give short presentations
- Use appropriate telephone skills and etiquette
Writing skills for health care workers
- Know how to write with accuracy, clarity and conciseness
- Take biographical details and write case histories
- Describe symptoms and complete forms
- Compile medical reports: summarize, paraphrase and synthesize
- Use paragraphing, punctuation and layout effectively
- Use appropriate style and tone
Reading, Listening and Discussion Skills
- Health care workers use articles relating to current medical issues taken from journals, newspapers, radio and television programs.
- Read for gist and for detail
- Express and defend opinions
- Suggest ideas and offer alternative interpretations
- Obtain information from graphs and tables
(Medix College reserves the right to update course content without notice; hours if listed are approximations only)
This program does not require approval under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005.