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OET – For A Brighter Nursing Career

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Planning to become a nurse? Well, that’s a great helping profession that can help serve your country! But, along with your country’s health standards, you also need to consider your career prospects. So, if you are looking for further nursing education somewhere outside the country, it isn't a bad thing. But, you need to be well prepared to be able to clear your visa test, and be able to qualify for a good nursing education abroad in one of the best institutions of the country you are flying to. And for this, you need to clear the OET test. What is the OET test? OET is an English language testing exam that tests every aspect of the English language of a candidate – reading, writing, listening, and speaking. And, the best part of this test is that it is specifically designed for medical professionals. It caters to a number of medical professions, with nursing being one of them. In fact, OET is preferred over other English language tests as it tests the skills of a can...

Having Controlled Conversations In The OET Speaking Test

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Whilst being an English language testing exam, OET still differs from other English language testing exams like IELTS and TOEFL, as it simulates real life patient-to-professional communication. It is a test especially designed to analyze the English language reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills of candidates who want to study medical education abroad or set up a medical career in a foreign country. Why should you have controlled conversations in the OET test? As a healthcare professional, you need to have even more control over your conversations, as you will be speaking to other medical practitioners, nurses, patients, or relatives of patients. Thus, there needs to be formal and thoughtful conversation patterns. You need to know which information needs to be provided and in how much amount, and in which tone, depending upon who you are speaking to, and the situation and setting that you are in. All of this calls for controlled conversation skills. The OET...

5 Tips On Successfully Completing The OET Writing Test

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OET is much preferred over other English language testing exams for medical students and practitioners, who wish to study further or set up their career abroad. If you are willing to travel to one of the countries that follow the OET test , then you have to be completely prepared. While we have helped you with  the tips and strategies for scoring an “A” in the reading and speaking  sections of the OET, today in this blog, we will help you with some tips that can help you successfully complete the OET writing sub-test. Tip 1 – Understand who you are writing to Who you are writing to has the potential to change the layout and content of the letter you are to write. If you are writing to a doctor, the format will be different; if you are writing to a nurse, the format will be different; and if you are writing to a patient’s relative, the format will be completely different. Also, the category of the doctor and nurse will also change the format of the letter. Whethe...

How Can Study Material Help You Prepare For The OET?

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English is one of the world’s most popularly spoken and understood language. This is why the tests that you need to clear to fly abroad for further studies or job are all conducted in English. One such test is the OET, which is specially designed for healthcare professionals who want to set up their career abroad by pursuing further education or a job. So, are you ready to take up the OET exam this year? You definitely want to achieve a good score. And, for that, you need to be thoroughly prepared. After all, preparation is the key to success. And for the right preparation, you need the right study material and right training from one of the best OET coaching centres in Bangalore . How can study material help? To prepare well, you will need the right test papers and study material to practice. If you manage to get your hands on the right study material, you will be able to reach your goal more easily. Make sure that the study material is as per the latest OET updated ...

Scoring An “A” On The OET Writing Sub-Test

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OET is one of the most preferred English language testing skills for medical professionals who wish to study further or build a career abroad. The test consists of four sections – reading, writing, listening, and speaking. In this blog, we will speak about the writing section, and how to score an “A” in the sub-test. What is the writing test? The OET writing test has case notes and a task. The task is to write a referral letter, or a letter of transfer, a letter of discharge, a letter of advice, or a letter of information for the patient or caretaker. The test also involves stimulus material like case notes and related documentation, which includes information to use in response. You will need to pick out from the case notes as per the task, and create a logical structure for your letter. The most important thing here is to make sure that the letter is written in your own words; you aren’t supposed to just copy-paste what is given to you. You will be given 45 minutes ...

How To Easily Crack The PTE Exam?

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The PTE test is one of the common English language evaluation tests taken around the world for candidates who wish to study further or set up their career abroad. It tests a candidate on four basic parameters – reading, writing, listening, and speaking. It is a computer-based examination that tests all these four skills of a candidate with a two-hour assessment comprising of 20 questions. In order to ace this test, there is a lot of efforts you need to put in; lots of time that you need to invest to practice for all these four categories. You may get enrolled at Avigna Learning Academy, the most reputed PTE exam coaching centre in India, or use the below mentioned tips and strategies to practice for the PTE test , and attain good scores. Manage your time well Time plays a very important role. You need to practice all the four aspects of the English language, and you need to focus on all of them equally. You can't lose out on one and compensate for it on another segmen...

How To Ace The PTE Test?

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Strategic planning and preparation are two core tasks of appearing for any exam. However, when it comes to PTE academic exam, the syllabus is very wide, which generally makes it difficult for a candidate to cover all of it; unless of course one opts for the best coaching for PTE in Bangalore  from a professional institute. However, if you are willing to go in for it on your own, make sure you follow these tips and strategies that can help you to not only prepare for, but also ace the PTE test! Get familiar with the exam format The PTE test is a multi-level computerized test that aims to test the candidate’s knowledge of English. This is why it is important to understand all the levels and sections of the PTE before appearing for the exam. Understand the exam format and master the time planning so that you don’t waste time during the actual exam. Focus on all four modules With the PTE academic test consisting of four modules, namely reading, writing, listening,...