English for Pharmacy Writing and Oral Communication

English for Pharmacy Writing and Oral Communication
by Miriam Diaz-Gilbert
Paperback: 400 pages
Published: July 29, 2008
ISBN-10: 0781774322
ISBN-13: 978-0781774321

English for Pharmacy Writing and Oral Communication is a language skills textbook that incorporates pharmacy and medical language and knowledge. The textbook is intended for pharmacy students, pharmacy technicians, and practicing pharmacists whose first or best language is not English. The book integrates vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, reading, and writing skills, along with idiomatic language. English for Pharmacy Writing and Oral Communication has been written with the following goals in mind:
(i) to serve the English language needs of students and professionals studying and practicing pharmacy;
(ii) to assist pharmacy faculty, who teach pharmacy, and pharmacy technician students, whose first or best language is not English, with their pharmacy language learning needs;
(iii) to help pharmacy students, pharmacy technicians, and practicing pharmacists develop and gain communication confidence; and
(iv) to help those for whom English is not their first or best language to master a solid foundation of pharmacy-related language dedicated to patient communication and care.