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This is an elementary (A2) level course designed to build on students' existing vocabulary and grammar knowledge while expanding their oral English skills to a level where they can confidently apply these language skills in medical settings and anticipate the communication demands of the healthcare field. Basic medical topics, including body parts, body systems, and hospital personnel, are included to enhance and develop students' English for Specific Purposes (ESP) skills. This remedial, 5-hour non-credit course is intended for students who did not pass the English Placement Test (EPT) administered upon admission to the PAAET system of colleges, including Technological, Business, Health, and Nursing studies, as well as the College of Basic Education.
ENGL 098 is a non-credit remedial course for A2-B1 level students who did not pass the English Proficiency Test (EPT). It focuses on improving reading comprehension, writing skills, and speaking and listening skills through interactive activities, discussions, and debates. Writing instruction emphasizes coherence, organization, and accurate language use, with vocabulary from textbook units reinforced through exercises and quizzes. Students are introduced to essential medical terminology for future nursing courses and learn to communicate effectively in hospital settings, covering topics like personnel, illnesses, treatments, equipment, and body parts. Assignments are graded with rubrics to ensure consistency and clarity, especially for writing and oral presentations. Instructors guide students through tasks, provide feedback, and monitor progress. Through pair work, class activities, and student-instructor conferences, students improve their language skills, vocabulary, and fluency in formal presentations and debates.
This is a general English course offered at all five colleges of PAAET, which include the College of Technology, Nursing, Health, Business Studies, and the College of Basic Education. It is a pre-intermediate level course (A2-B1), which aims to build the students’ existing knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and to expand their oral/aural skills in English. The course focuses on developing the communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in real-life situations. With an emphasis on academic English skills, the course aims to develop further the application of reading strategies, including skimming and scanning, as well as basic writing skills such as paragraph organization and paragraph writing. The prerequisite for this course is either passing the EPT exam or the remedial course 099.
English 114 is a 2-credit-hour ESP course designed to introduce B1 level students to basic medical terminology, medical abbreviations, and the basic structure of medical words, including prefixes, word roots, suffixes, and combining forms. The students will be able to define, spell, and pronounce medical terminology accurately. The medical themes that will be introduced in this course include giving instructions, describing signs and symptoms, understanding medical charts, communication between nurses and patients, nursing procedures, post-operative nursing care, areas with special needs, and identifying anatomical positions and directions. This course focuses on the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Students will learn how to communicate effectively using both speaking and writing skills, as well as perform efficiently in job-related activities.
This pre-major English course for intermediate (B1) students introduces foundational nursing content, covering body parts, organs, anatomical positions, hospital personnel, medical tools, and basic nutrition and pharmacology. It develops critical thinking through integrated reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Students enhance reading comprehension by analyzing descriptive and comparative passages, which prepare them for writing tasks involving illustrations, tables, and graphs. Vocabulary and grammar relevant to nursing topics are practiced in context, improving writing, editing, and professional language use. Listening activities support critical discussions on medical topics, refining vocabulary, pronunciation, and structure. By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate effectively on nursing themes, using evidence and professional language.
English 190, which builds on the language skills developed in English 180, is designed to provide nursing students with intermediate (B1–B2) level skills in reading, vocabulary, listening, speaking, and writing. The course reviews paragraph organization through paraphrasing and summarizing, and further develops composition skills through various types of essays. Students will demonstrate their writing ability by producing classification and compare-and-contrast essays on medical topics. They will also learn effective note-taking during listening tasks and use their notes to answer comprehension questions and contribute to class discussions. The course emphasizes reading and listening for main ideas and specific details, as well as expressing ideas clearly and logically in spoken English. The course emphasizes building academic vocabulary and medical terminology through reading and listening activities. It also reviews essential grammar rules for intermediate learners, including sentence structure and error identification.
This second 2-credit ESP course is designed for B1-B2 level Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) students whose lectures and clinical training are conducted in English. It prepares students to manage medical records and communicate effectively with English-speaking patients and staff. Instruction centers on key nursing themes—family care (maternity, pediatrics, and urology), nutrition, and human growth and development—while fostering critical thinking skills such as classification, analysis, and inference. Reading and writing are integrated through comparative and contrastive texts used as models for paragraph writing based on data from tables, graphs, and illustrations. Thematic vocabulary enhances professional communication by reinforcing key terms, expressions, word forms, and grammar in context. Grammar instruction supports writing development through clarity, accuracy, and self-editing. By the end of the course, students will be able to use English confidently and critically in both academic and clinical healthcare settings.
This is the third ESP course, offering two credit hours, for B2 level students in the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). This course equips students with the essential skills to enhance productivity in efficiently accomplishing their assigned duties and tasks. This primarily involves using the appropriate English language in the field of nursing. This course focuses on various crucial skills, including writing, reading, vocabulary, and medical terminology, particularly in the context of medical and cardiac nursing, IV solutions, and wound treatments. In addition, it focuses on enhancing and developing the communication skills of nursing students to interact effectively in real-life social situations. Apart from that, the course is designed to help students comprehend texts and formats in the relevant field of the nursing industry, including giving and receiving information, and managing and performing tasks and duties as a nurse, all while using proper English. Additionally, students will describe statistics using graphs and charts, and write compare-and-contrast paragraphs on topics in the medical field.
This is the third English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course, a 3-credit-hour course for upper intermediate (B2-level) students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. Following the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach, the course teaches medical English to equip students with both the language and knowledge required for their nursing studies. It helps students communicate effectively with patients and healthcare professionals while fostering critical thinking in healthcare contexts. The course covers various medical topics, including Neurology, Cardiology, Surgery, Urology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, and Obstetrics. It strengthens students' understanding of medical terminology, including roots, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations. Students will critically engage with topics related to chronic diseases and medical procedures. Additionally, the course emphasizes academic writing skills, including describing statistics, writing problem-and-solution essays, and conducting research projects.
