English in Medicine is a well-established course for doctors, medical students and other medical professionals who have to communicate in English with patients, their relatives and other medical colleagues. Each of the seven units focuses on one area of doctor-patient communication, from history talcing and examination to diagnosis and treatment. The course is at an intermediate language level and does not require specialist knowledge of medicine on the part of the teacher. Key features of the course: • development of all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing • a wide variety of tasks and a systematic approach to language development • histories based on authentic cases drawn from specialisms ranging from neurology to ophthalmology • up-to-date text sources that include journal articles and the internet • a complete tapescript and answer key • a list of language functions, medical abbreviations and useful addresses The Third Edition has been updated to take account of developments in medicine and the impact of new information technology. The course is also now in full colour.

Study Reading is a course for learners at intermediate level or above who need to develop their reading skills for study purposes. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 introduces basic reading skills. Part 2 is theme based, with texts from a variety of disciplines, and aims to extend the skills introduced in Part 1. Part 3 covers the reading skills required for project, dissertation and thesis work. Study Reading encourages learners to reflect on their current reading strategies. By doing a variety of task-based problem-solving activities, learners are encouraged to refine their reading strategies through exposure to the ideas of others. The book also gives direct advice on how to improve reading efficiency. Study Reading: • adopts a learner centred approach suitable for both classroom use and self-study. • has clearly labelled sections which allow users to select and focus on the skills areas most appropriate to their needs. • includes authentic texts from textbooks, journals, reference works and study guides currently used in universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher learning. • can also be used by students working on their own. The book contains a detailed answer key. • contains practice activities for the IELTS Academic Reading Module. The Second Edition has been updated to include not only more recent texts in the disciplines represented but also to take account of new media and the growth of on-line resources.

A fully revised and updated edition of this popular low-level course. — A topic-centred course that covers key computing functions and develops learners' competence in all four skills. — Graded specialist content combined with key grammar, functional language, and subject-specific lexis. — Simple, authentic texts and diagrams present up-to-date computing content in an accessible way. — Tasks encourage learners to combine their subject knowledge with their growing knowledge of English. — Glossary of current computing terms, abbreviations, and symbols. — Teacher's Book provides full support for the non-specialist, with background information on computing content, and answer key.