Cultivation of medical students’ clinical English speaking ability under the framework of the first principles of instruction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1485.2016.02.016
- VernacularTitle:首要教学原理视角下医学生临床英语会话能力的培养
- Author:
Qingyi WANG
;
Jiayong FAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
First principles of instruction;
Clinical medicine;
English speaking
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2016;15(2):172-175,176
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The progress of globalization and frequent international exchanges in the medical com-munity demand doctors' improved English speaking competence, particularly in the clinical aspect. On the basis of the First Principles of Instruction, the research has proposed a module-based teaching model, which integrates 7 modules, including history taking, questions about frequency and pains, analysis of the possible causes, initial check-up, giving prescription, further investigation and conditional advice. The model is cen-tered on linguistic functions and aimed at helping students become proficient in speaking medically through the phrases of demonstration, application, reflection and activation. The model, after two years suc-cessive teaching practice among the elite class undergraduates, received a favorable feedback in triggering interests, classroom arrangement, material selection, and its compliance with FLA (foreign language acquisition), and was proved to be an effective way to improve medical students' English speaking ability in handling clinical dialogues.
