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Medical English Clear & Simple: A Practice-Based Approach to English for ESL Healthcare Professionals

By Melodie Hull, RPN, MSc, MEd, BA, TESOL, PID, © 2010

F A Davis Company, PA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-2165-7
ISBN-10: 0-8036-2165

Available from publisher and major booksellers world wide.

Subject: Buying books from Sweden
Posted by Pascal Brisson /Sweden/ on 2008-04-02

I live in Sweden and would like to buy a few books that your company publishes or has. I'm wondering if it's possible to pay by Credit Card or if you have another way of paying?

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Subject: books for Sweden
Posted by Melodie /Canada/ on 2008-04-16

Hi! Thank you for your letter of interest. I will contact you at your email address to provide more information. Yours truly, Melodie Hull

Subject: Internationally Educated Nurses: Educators Conference
Posted by Melodie Hull /Canada/ on 2007-04-24

Hi, everyone: I will be presenting a paper at the Internationally Educated Nurses Conference at Kwantlen University College, Richmond, British Columbia, May 1 - 3. My article is entitled: Safety to Practice: a core component of English for Nurses. Please join me there! www.kwantlen.ca 1-604-599-2111 'GNEAL Program' or IEN Conference

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Subject: Report on the Conference
Posted by Melodie /Canada/ on 2007-05-26

Hello, everyone: I'd just like to say that this conference, held at my own university was quite fabulous. Nursing and English for Nurses educators from across Canada attended. Absolutely fascinating to hear what everyone is up to. More striking, though is the high caliber of extremely dedicated, well-educated instructors, program coordinators and Deans committed to helping internationally educated nurses become the best Canadian nurses they can be! Melodie

Subject: Basic English for Health Care Workers
Posted by Barbara Sue Hughey /Korea, Republic/ on 2008-02-21

Hello there! These books sound like they might be perfect for a class that I will teach for the first time this semester at a small college in Seoul. I am wondering if it would be possible to get a little more information about the contents of the course, perhaps a table of contents or topic list. I am wondering if the language level will be too high for my students. They will be at a pretty low level. Also, I was wondering if you accept Paypal payments (that would speed up the process a bit). Thank you for your time. Barbara

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Subject: Classes in Korea
Posted by Melodie /Canada/ on 2008-02-24

Hi! Thanks for the letter. Yes, you may have the Table of Contents and some samples of exercises. I will write to you directly at your email address and provide these, shortly. We do not accept Paypal, but can make arrangements for Western Union or MoneyGrams if you are in a bit of a hurry. However, I think my materials may be too advanced for your students. English for Specific Purposes materials are always targetted at Intermediate to Advanced levels of English language competency. Yours, Melodie Hull

Subject: Orderinn your books
Posted by Rogaye Rezaee /Iran/ on 2008-05-19

Dear Prof. Melodie Hull' We teach EMP in Iran. Your expertise and publications are so invaluable. We read your articles. We would like to learn about the process of ordering your books from Iran. Would you please send us a bank account with details and the shipping cost to Iran? You may know that the Iranian banking system accepts Euro for sending to other countries. So is it possible for us to send the equal amount in Euro? Thank you very much in advance

Subject: Great course
Posted by N.B. /Canada/ on 2002-05-05

I completed the course a few months ago and still have a good memory about the program. Every one with English as a second language, trying to get into the medical field in Canada or the USA should seriously consider the value of this program. There are no other ways you can learn so much medical terminology in such a little time. Highly recommended!!!! N.B. (*NB was a doctor in Bulgaria, studying to be a nurse in Canada.)

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Subject: Congratulations
Posted by Melodie /Canada/ on 2002-06-04

Wow! Nice to hear from you, NB. Glad to hear my course is helping you in your Nurse Refresher Program. I know you will do well! Please keep in touch.

Subject: english for nurses
Posted by nur amira abdullah /Malaysia/ on 2008-10-29

Hi, my name is Amira. I'm from Malaysia. I home tutor about 15-20 kids from my area. I've been offered a job teaching nurses at the local medical uni. Unfortunately, i do not have the expertise. Can you please tell me what are the books that i need to buy and whether i can get it locally? Thank you.

Subject: Cost of Materials/Education Opportunies
Posted by Stephen Watts /United States/ on 2008-08-09

Dear Melodie, Greetings from Texas. I recently came across your website and would like to order all the books you offer. I sent an email from within your website but I'm not sure I did it correctly so I thought I would try this again, and please excuse me if you received 2 emails from me. My understanding from your site was that the whole package is $52.00 US dollars for those who live in the US. Am I correct? Also, does this include shipping to Texas or not and if not, how much extra should I send for that? Finally, is certified check or money order the only method of payment or do you take credit cards? Lastly, I am interested in taking a course somewhere at a community college/university or elsewhere to see how Medical English can be taught. Are there any that you would know of? I can't seem to find much! Thanks for all your hard work to put these materials together for those of us who would like to learn how to teach Medical English. I look forward to hearing from you as time permits! Sincerely, Stephen Watts

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Subject: Lots of questions & lots of answers
Posted by Melodie /Canada/ on 2008-08-09

Hi, Stephen: How nice to hear from you. Yes, I received both your emails and I am happy to answer them! You asked: 1) What kind of training do I need to become a competent teacher of Medical English? Should I put my own course together with materials from your website and other places or should I get some kind of formal training first? My answer is: my first choice for a competent teacher of Medical English is someone who is a medical/health professional who also has training or expertise in teaching English for Specific Purposes. If you are interested in putting a course together, check your local market, first. Is there a need for such a course? Who have you asked and who are you consulting with in the health professions? Will they support your endeavour by using your course or referring students to you? Who will your target group of students be, specifically? And finally, you don't need to put a course together: I have created one for you called Basic English for Health Care Workers. It is my best seller! Or, you could wait till my major book Medical English clear and simple is published next year (F A Davis Co, USA) and use that . 2) Is there a high demand for Medical English teachers in the world? My answer: Yes, there is and it is not all for emigration purposes. In some countries, job prospects improve when you are able to speak English. SEcondly, there is a strong desire to communicate with other professionals worldwide and English is the lingua franca for this nowadays. 3) Where is a reliable place to go on the web to find openings for teaching Medical English? My answer: I know of none that are specifically 'reliable' for Medical English. Dave's ESL Cafe is an excellent site to sort through job postings but before you apply, please also check their teacher information board to read who and/or which school is reputable as an employer. 4) I am interested in taking a course somewhere at a community college/university or elsewhere to see how Medical English can be taught. Are there any that you would know of? My answer: I would like to recommend my own alma mater, the University of Wollongong, Australia. Try their Masters of Education (TESOL) program through Distance Education. Excellent. Well, Stephen, I hope I have been able to answer your questions. I will send a private email with an invoice explaining how you might order my books. Melodie (PS) Please excuse the shape and form of this letter. This darn website doesn't allow me to use bullets or paragraphs.) mh

Subject: Books arrived in Peru
Posted by Leonor /Peru/ on 2008-09-06

I just want to thank you because I recently received all the workbooks. My cousin came to Peru a few days ago from Miami. I'm reviewing all the material, and I can say that they are wonderful. I'm very impress for your work, and I'm sure that I will improve my knowledge of Medical English a lot. Thnak you again. Regards, Leonor

Subject: Request
Posted by Jafar Asgari Arani /Iran/ on 2008-09-03

I have known Melodie since we 'v been to China (EMP Congress 2006).Would you please send me her email address.

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Subject: Contacting Melodie
Posted by Melodie /Canada/ on 2008-09-04

Hi, Jafar: How wonderful to hear from you! You have, indeed contacted me by using our askus@melodiehull.com link. I read all the mail that comes in. I will write you a personal letter from my own email, today. Bye for now, Melodie in Canada

Subject: workbooks
Posted by AB /Spain/ on 2003-02-10

Hi Melodie, The books arrived today: I find them very interesting and useful. Congratulations.

Subject: Medical English abroad
Posted by paul richardson /United States/ on 2009-07-20

Hello: I am interested in teaching medical english abroad. I will soon have a MSN in nursing and was wondering if there is a real job market in this niche area? @ a foreign medical school perphaps or @ a nursing school? Any insight you can provide would be appreciated paul richardson

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Subject: Jobs? Niche market?
Posted by Melodie /Canada/ on 2009-07-21

Hi, Paul. Thanks for writing and sharing something about yourself. You are correct that teaching English for Nursing or Medical Purposes is a niche market. However, there are some jobs out there. If you are searching within the USA or Canada, simply hit the CONTACT US button and I can supply some names of reputable colleges for you. If you are considering working abroad, I would like to recommend a university in Dhaka, Bangladesh from which I just returned on a professional development/working vacation project. This school offers a fabulous opportunity to get your feet wet in teaching and living abroad, but only provides free room and board: no wages. Even so, it is worth it! Good job and decent accomodations. CONTACT US if you are interested in that. Otherwise, have you tried the job board at Dave's ESL CAfe? Fantastic resource however, don't apply for any of those jobs until you also check what the teachers have to say about them. There is another page on that site for INternational Experiences or something like that which is full of comments, reports, pro's and con's from people who've worked in these places worldwide. Very interesting reading. Bye for now, Melodie Hull

Subject: New Career aspirations
Posted by Melodie /Canada/ on 2009-12-06

Just a note to say that we have answered Paul in a personal email. It is always a pleasure to speak with health professionals with a secondary interest in teaching English for nursing or medical purposes. Melodie

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