. The purpose of English for Health Sciences is to empower students with the language and life skills they need to carry out their career goals. To this end it provides ample opportunities for students to build awareness and practice the language in reallife scenarios. Its integrated skills approach develops the student`s selfconfidence to survive and succeed in professional and social encounters within an Englishspeaking global community. Health Science majors will immediately be motivated by the opportunity to prepare for their future careers by practicing their English language skills in the following jobrelated scenarios. Diagnosing Putting a patient at ease with small talk, taking a medical history, asking openended questions, presenting a case, and explaining medical tests and procedures to a patient Treating a patient Giving advice, explaining a case to a relative, explaining causes and treatments, giving discharge instructions, and calming people down Dealing with critical patients Describing and identifying causes of pain, recognizing and adopting supportive intonation, presenting a case in lay as well as medical terms, and breaking bad news Assisting in rehabilitation and longterm care Examining a nonverbal patient, communicating with the next of kin, explaining test results to patient and relatives, explaining the conditions of longterm care, and giving instructions for physical therapy Referring a patient Calling in a specialist, referring a patient to another doctor for tests and/or treatment, and giving postoperative advice
