ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the syllabus list for English for cross-cultural nursing. The syllabus is organised according to topics in nursing, skills and language-learning strategies. The goal of the course is to increase students' success in the nursing programme, thereby increasing diversity in the nursing profession and improving healthcare provided to culturally and linguistically diverse populations. The objective needs of the students were defined as the language-related tasks and activities they needed to be able to perform as well as the cultural content they needed to be able to integrate into their work in order to be successful in the nursing programme. Nursing students, faculty and administrators were consulted. The course uses authentic nursing content to work on academic and discipline-specific language skills and cultural content. The course is not a required course for entry into the nursing programme, though immigrant and international students are often encouraged to take it.
