Investigation on cognitive misunderstandings in English learning among the students with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) majors in TCM universities
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2017.04.015
- VernacularTitle:高等中医药院校中医药专业学生英语学习认知误区的调查研究
- Author:
Huan JIN
;
Xiangguo KONG
;
Min XIONG
- Keywords:
Traditional Chinese medicine;
English;
Cognition;
Misunderstanding
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2017;39(4):355-359
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To investigate the current condition of cognitive misunderstandings of English learning among students with traditional Chinese medicine majors, in order to put forward strategies for English learning in TCM universities.The investigation was carried out by the method of questionnaires among the students with TCM majors. Another investigation was carried out by interviews with TCM students, English teachers and experts, TCM teachers and experts. Cognitive misunderstandings of English learning among students with TCM majors occurred, such as low participation of English extracurricular learning, wrong learning motivation, weak awareness of self-learning and international exchange and communication. There were 3 ways for solving cognitive misunderstandings, including that students could improve the correct learning attitude and self-learning awareness and practice, that English and TCM teachers and experts could give students some advice of career development and TCM internationalization, and that TCM universities could reinforce English and bilingual teacher team construction, improve educational environment.
