English for Academic Purposes Related to Dentistry: Analyzing the Reading Comprehension Process
The Universidad de la República, in Uruguay, offers reading comprehension in English courses within the career of dentistry for students to access information in this language. The study sought to analyze the fulfilment of the course’s aims and to test the hypothesis that the greater the vocabulary...
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2021-07-01
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description | The Universidad de la República, in Uruguay, offers reading comprehension in English courses within the career of dentistry for students to access information in this language. The study sought to analyze the fulfilment of the course’s aims and to test the hypothesis that the greater the vocabulary that dentistry students possess, the better they will be able to understand written dentistry texts. A mixed approach, based on interviews and a class survey, was used. Data showed that the course’s objectives were achieved. Participants stated that the course is highly meaningful, and they believed that the previously mentioned correlation exists. However, this could not be statistically verified, which indicates that multiple reading comprehension skills are involved when trying to understand academic texts. |
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spelling | doaj.art-103c1e164fa14f38a4a312c6113e5c0f2023-08-02T03:30:28ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902021-07-01232516610.15446/profile.v23n2.86965English for Academic Purposes Related to Dentistry: Analyzing the Reading Comprehension ProcessPatricia Carabelli0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4702-8257Universidad de la RepúblicaThe Universidad de la República, in Uruguay, offers reading comprehension in English courses within the career of dentistry for students to access information in this language. The study sought to analyze the fulfilment of the course’s aims and to test the hypothesis that the greater the vocabulary that dentistry students possess, the better they will be able to understand written dentistry texts. A mixed approach, based on interviews and a class survey, was used. Data showed that the course’s objectives were achieved. Participants stated that the course is highly meaningful, and they believed that the previously mentioned correlation exists. However, this could not be statistically verified, which indicates that multiple reading comprehension skills are involved when trying to understand academic texts.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/86965dentistryenglish for academic purposeslexical acquisitionreading comprehension |
spellingShingle | Patricia Carabelli English for Academic Purposes Related to Dentistry: Analyzing the Reading Comprehension Process Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development dentistry english for academic purposes lexical acquisition reading comprehension |
title | English for Academic Purposes Related to Dentistry: Analyzing the Reading Comprehension Process |
title_full | English for Academic Purposes Related to Dentistry: Analyzing the Reading Comprehension Process |
title_fullStr | English for Academic Purposes Related to Dentistry: Analyzing the Reading Comprehension Process |
title_full_unstemmed | English for Academic Purposes Related to Dentistry: Analyzing the Reading Comprehension Process |
title_short | English for Academic Purposes Related to Dentistry: Analyzing the Reading Comprehension Process |
title_sort | english for academic purposes related to dentistry analyzing the reading comprehension process |
topic | dentistry english for academic purposes lexical acquisition reading comprehension |
url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/86965 |
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