This textbook is committed to foster general and profession-centered English language competences (linguistic, communicative, pragmatic, socio-cultural) of medical students. These competences contribute to building up their confidence, communicative independence and effectiveness in situations of professional, academic, and daily routine both in written and oral communication.

The textbook is designed to meet the academic and professional needs of medical students learning English for professional purposes, language educators, medical post-graduates, healthcare professionals as well as academic staff using English as a medium of instructions.