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A Dutch doctor is being interviewed about his experience of learning and using English.
Interviewer : When did you begin learning English?
Doctor: I studied medicine in the Netherlands for eight and a half years and I started learning English in
middle school with German and French. In my work I travel all over the world - well, now I m in China only for a
few weeks but I have travelled with the Red Cross to most countries in the world.
Interviewer : What is the Dutch approach to teaching English in medical school?
Doctor: When I was at university all of our teaching was in Dutch but all the textbooks were in English.
At that time, there was a movement going on in Holland to make all the teaching in English. I followed this
movement very strongly because in my profession it s important to communicate in English. Most of the
research done in the world is in English too so I need to be able to understand it to evolve.
Interviewer : What was your initial reaction to dealing with medical journals in English?
Doctor: It was difficult to read all the time in English and I certainly had a lot to do. I still do today. I think
it was difficult also because I didn t know the terms in Dutch either. I was learning the profession. Although,
because of the volume of reading I had to do, I soon improved my reading skills. I had to find information quickly
but be sure not to miss anything important. This helps me now when I have to do research on the Internet and
separate relevant from irrelevant documents.
Interviewer : What do you do when confronted with a document that you find difficult to understand?
Doctor: I've been a doctor for twenty-five years and a surgeon for ten years so I very rarely have
problems with medical documents. However, when I have to read political documents about the country I m in,
which is often the case as I travel to many war zones, I try to understand the gist. So, to do this I look quickly
over the articles and take a few notes as I read.
Interviewer : Do you sometimes wish you could read English better for your work or is your level sufficient to
get by?
Doctor: I m never really happy with my level but it s enough for my work. I think I have to accept
it. I have application forms to read and fill out in English and these are a little more complicated as they don t
use medical terms.
Interviewer : How do you actively improve your English? If you don t is there a reason? Is your current level
sufficient for your professional needs?
Doctor: At the moment I m working a lot with Chinese and French people so I am reading a lot in
French but soon I am going to Scotland and there I will read more in English. I find the more I read in a foreign
language the easier it becomes because you start recognising more words. Basically I can manage in English
but I never stop reading so I m always learning.
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