Health Module

Health Unit 4: Communicating with Health Care Providers

Learning Outcomes:

Learners will be able to . . .

• Increase understanding of the US health care system's culture.
• Know more about what is expected of them as a patient in the US.
• Develop technical health vocabulary for communication with health care providers.
• Communicate more proactively in interactions with health care providers

Learners will. . .

• Use the Internet to locate and print out medical forms.
• Use word processing or email applications to compose a paragraph.

Literacy and ESOL Skills Addressed:

Learners will. . .

• Read a technical medical form and complete it with appropriate information.
• Use medical terminology orally and in writing.
• Express opinions in writing.
• Read descriptions of cultural practices and make comparisons.
• Discuss knowledge on health-related cultural practices.
• Create a dialogue illustrating proactive communication.
• Express agreement or disagreement.

EFF Skills Addressed:

Learners will. . .

• Read with understanding and purpose.
• Analyze information and reflect on its meaning.
• Advocate and influence.
• Identify areas of agreement and disagreement.
• Use strategies to guide others.
• Convey ideas in writing with organization and purpose.
• Organize and relay spoken information effectively.
• Analyze the accuracy, bias and usefulness of information.
• Understand, interpret and work with symbolic information.
• Identify problems and propose solutions.
• Interact cooperatively with others.
• Use computers to acquire, process, and manage information.

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