Using Photography to Improve Attitudes Towards English Practice and Foster Habits of Mind
- VernacularTitle:Using Photography to Improve Attitudes Towards English Practice and Foster Habits of Mind
- Author:
Marcellus NEALY
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Yuko TAKEDA
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Author Information
- From:Medical Education 2018;49(4):347-352
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
- Abstract: Although medical students in Japan are required to study English, one of the greatest problems faced by instructors is how to motivate students. Medical students in particular may find little value in studying English because they may not be able to see it as particularly necessary for achieving their career goal of becoming a medical doctor. At Juntendo University, when English instructors asked students directly about their attitudes towards English study, some of them said, quite directly, that they did not think it was important to take English classes. For this reason our goal was to introduce a style of English class that took students focus away from something they might potentially not value to something they might find more meaningful. It is also our philosophy that English classes should be more than just language lessons. They should also contribute to the overall process of raising well rounded and capable health care professionals. In order to get students interested in English classes and teach them valuable lessons that will help them become better doctors in the future, we turned to photography.
