Learning is Fun in GEO-M Nursing

One week came by so quickly for GEO-M, English for Nursing Program, another program of Global English Outreach (GEO) International Language Education Center of Catholic University of Korea. This program started last June 25 and will run until July 6. For the past week, there were a lot of activities that occurred. There was orientation and opening ceremony held last June 25, team building activity, quiz show and hospital field trip. Not to mention the engaging classes that Professor Johan, Professor Patrick and Professor Jason prepared for us with the help of our reliable teaching assistants Sasha, Porter, EJ and Yumi.

It was indeed fun learning English with the GEO team. The students enjoyed learning practical English through the class modules prepared - Hospital English, English in Action and Conversation Strategies. The past week was indeed a great experience. Students are looking forward to the week ahead, anticipating the scavenger hunt, group presentations and class activities in store for them. Indeed, Learning is Fun for GEO-M Nursing students.

Notes:
GEO-M, English for Nursing is designed to improve the communication skills and specialist English language knowledge of healthcare professionals, enabling them to work more confidently and effectively. With an emphasis on listening and speaking, the course covers core areas of nursing such as patient admission, taking medical specimens, patient handover, post-operation assessment and discharge planning. Authentic tasks and activities based on everyday nursing scenarios - from dealing with patients in pain to discussing lifestyle changes - make the course relevant and motivating. The course also features online activities which focus on the latest advances in nursing technology. These help to keep nurses up-to-date and confident when faced with unfamiliar equipment in new environments.

Fresh face in a new arena – Welcome GEOM-Nursing

Once again GEO, Catholic University’s own global English Outreach Program, is reaching out to learners young and old, but this time we’re reaching a little bit further than usual. We are going mobile—bringing GEO to fresh faces in a new arena. Enter GEOM-Nursing—or GEO Medical (Nursing)—the first GEO program of its kind! This summer, for two intense weeks, GEO teachers and TAs will interact with nursing students at CUK Seongeui Campus in Gangnam, bringing them the best GEO has to offer with a little twist. Learners will experience 6 hours a day of classes taught in English, communicate with TAs using their English outside the classroom, and cover three modules as well: Hospital English with Johan, English in Action (with a Focus on Discussion and Speaking Skills) with Patrick, and Conversation Strategies with Jason. GEOM-Nursing students will also engage in team building tasks including the marshmallow challenge, a presentation contest in which teams of two present on a process of their choice, a medical tour led by the students in English along with mock nurse-patient role-playing, and a QR code scavenger hunt! In short, it’s going to be awesome.

The GEOM-Nursing Team toured Seongeui Campus last Friday and administered level tests, giving them a chance to meet the excited nursing students. Interestingly, it was discovered that “word of mouth” was the most common way that students had found out about the program—so let’s keep talking about GEO and make it the best program ever. Who knows where we will reach out to next? Wishing all the best to everyone in GEO this summer and beyond, near or far. J