Specialist Language Courses

SLC (Specialist Language Courses) was the first accredited OET Premium Preparation Provider in Europe and is the UK’s leading Medical English specialist. SLC publishes OET preparation, Medical English and IELTS preparation courses, used by schools and students around the world. SLC prepares thousands of doctors and nurses every year to pass OET so they can work in English-speaking countries, including the UK, US, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand.

The two main writers of this course are Virginia Allum and Jo Langford.

Virginia Allum is SLC’s Head of Medical English and an internationally renowned writer, speaker and trainer. She has written SLC’s successful online Reach OET B, English for Nurses and English for Doctors courses among others. She co-wrote the OET Preparation Nursing and the Cambridge English for Nursing textbooks for Cambridge University Press. She is an official writer for OET exams.

Jo Langford is SLC’s Senior Teacher. She has taught hundreds of OET students and written courses and materials for SLC. Her OET Tips and Strategies videos on the SLC YouTube channel have got thousands of views.