Don't know if you're still around .. . One only has to look at bi and trilingual societies to see clear - albeit superficial - evidence that two cultures are inevitably involved where two languages coincide. If one learnt a language purely

I am in no way an experienced teacher but I would have thought that the most obvious differences between the Spanish ( or German) student and the Japanese student would be that the former already speak an Indo-European language and hence there are

Dropping in late in this thread ... I would very much like to teach English to Health Personnel in a couple of years time, and to that end am planning on doing the CELTA soon. I have a medical qualification which - back in the mists of time when I

No-one have any opinions? I'm disappointed!

Thanks for your reply. I admit I already have opinions on who should and should not teach this type of English - and I think there are several people in our hospital who share those opinions too - hence the referrals to me, "unqualified" though I

Does no one have any opinions or ideas on this? Anyone experienced in teaching medical English want to comment? Anyone looking to learn want to give me their opinion? The hospital where I currently work has referred a couple of patient's

I'm interested in the possibility of teaching English for medical purposes. I've been doing volunteer English teaching to Asian immigrants here in New Zealand and really enjoy it; I'm in my mid 50's, a UK qualified radiographer (UK passport

I'm interested in the possibility of teaching English for medical purposes. I've been doing volunteer English teaching to Asian immigrants here in New Zealand and really enjoy it; I'm in my mid 50's, a UK qualified radiographer (UK passport