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Thousands of health professionals attend different language tests every month to enhance their career growth in foreign nations. Out of the various tests available OET, conducted by Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment (CBLA), is the choice of most people working in the health sector. In this article, let\u2019s try to find out What OET is<\/strong> about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Occupational English test (OET) is mainly conducted with an intention to evaluate proficiency in the English language by assessing the four language skills of the health care professionals in 12 different streams including dentistry, dietetics, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, radiography, speech pathology and veterinary science.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CBLA has not set down any strict rules regarding the eligibility criteria for attending the OET test. But it is generally known that the candidates must have educational certificates and relevant experience in the field in which they are planning to attend the test and should be aware of the countries and councils which accept OET results as evidence of their competence in the English language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CBLA follows the specific scoring criteria for all the sub-tests by adhering to the rules and regulations established for assessment. Even though the OET exam is conducted for examining the candidates from 12 different health care sectors, the structure and scoring of the test do not vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The four sub-tests or modules in OET are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The OET listening<\/a> module mainly lasts for 40 minutes with 42 questions and a total score of 42<\/strong>. The section is divided into 3 parts which should be completed in the stipulated time. The audios played during the test are generally related to health topics. Even though the audios are played only once, two minutes will be available at the end of each part for checking the answers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The answers to Part A can be written in the space provided in the booklet whereas for parts B and C the test takers should shade the box corresponding to the right answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A series of varying English accents such as US, British, Australian, Newzealand, African etc are used throughout all the three parts of the listening session. This is to check the candidate’s capability to follow the accent of nationals from various English speaking countries in the workplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar to the case of OET listening, OET reading<\/a> also has three parts which contain 42 questions<\/strong> based on the extracts related to medical topics and the aggregate score is 42<\/strong>. The candidate will get 60 minutes to complete the whole reading session<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Part A <\/strong>is designed in a way that 4 short texts on the same medical topic will be given and the candidate ought to give answers to the 20 questions based on it. This will help the assessor to know the candidate\u2019s accuracy in identifying particular information from the given text within a short span of time. The total time assigned for completing Part A is 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The candidate can expect the following types of questions in Part A:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The examinee should rely on the technique of skimming and scanning to find out the particular point in different texts efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Part B <\/strong>contains six short texts of 100 to 150 words each<\/strong>, which mainly focus on the matters related to the workplace. The text could be a part of official mails or memos, hospital guidelines, manuals and so on. In this part, the test taker must prove his or her skill in recognising the main ideas or points conveyed. Regarding each text, one can expect a multiple choice question with three options below it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Part C <\/strong>is a combination of two long texts with a total of 800 words<\/strong>. The sole purpose of the task is to test the aspirant\u2019s capacity to find out the in-depth meaning and concept of the text. Also, the test taker must be capable of complex vocabulary and terminologies used in the text. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To calculate your OET Score click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike the other two sub-tests (Listening and Reading), OET writing<\/a> is structured with a single task. The test-taker is supposed to draft a letter based on the information furnished in the question associated with the healthcare context in 45 minutes<\/strong>. Generally, any of the three forms of formal letters given below are to be composed for the OET writing test:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All the information related to the patient will be included in the case note or discharge summary so that the test-taker can make use of the same for planning and writing the letter. The writer should present the letter using a minimum of 180 to 200 words without missing any of the relevant data. Out of 45 minutes, the examinee should utilize the first 5 minutes for planning the letter, to compose a well-organized letter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The assessors evaluate the letter using six different parameters. They are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat is the structure of the OET exam?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
OET Listening:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
OET READING<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
OET WRITING<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n