OET Preparation course

Objective:

 Create lifelong learning opportunities to improve learning and career prospects for all students and provide practical, relevant and educationally sound know-how education that can be immediately applied in any situation.
 Offer learning solutions in a range of flexible formats to cater for the diverse needs of individuals.
 Build innovative partnerships through learning to create understanding and a positive change in the world

Who is the program for?
12 health and allied health professions: dentistry, dietetics, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, radiography, speech pathology and veterinary science.
The OET test is currently used by the governing bodies of the professions at state and national level in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Each board or council determines the result required from candidates to meet the language competency standards required in order to function in their profession.

OET Preparation Course content and student outcomes:
 OET reading, OET writing, OET listening and OET speaking
 Letter writing including but not limited to: formal and informal letters, patient referral letters, hospital admissions letters, reminder letter to patients, patient discharge letters etc.
 Speaking using tone, diction, fluency, accuracy and volume, which covers typical patient scenarios in Australia
 Pronunciation and appropriate language for when dealing with people in all contexts e.g. hospital settings and private clinics
 Functional language, taking patient histories, giving explanations, giving advice, aggression conversation and giving re-assurances
 Dealing with children, teenagers, adults and older Australians
 Australian health care sector – understanding the role of different government departments and understanding public and private health enterprise
 Speed reading and comprehension for all components of the OET test
 Reading for specific purposes – understanding the text and being able to answers specific questions relating to the text
 Health professional’s grammar in writing and speaking for the OET test