A didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education
<p><strong>Background</strong>: the process of initial and permanent training of medical professionals requires the development of skills to communicate in the English language. However, insufficiencies related to the command of oral communication skills prevail.</p><p>...
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2020-05-01
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| author | Norkis Sánchez-Alonso Elvia Amalia Rondón-Palmero Anais Ruz-Cruz Yennisbel Rodríguez-Vázquez Elvis Hercules-Braizon |
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| description | <p><strong>Background</strong>: the process of initial and permanent training of medical professionals requires the development of skills to communicate in the English language. However, insufficiencies related to the command of oral communication skills prevail.</p><p><strong>Objective</strong>: to assess a didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education at work, in the Medicine major of the "Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta” Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences of Las Tunas.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: an intervention study was carried out with the application of the didactic alternative, reported in the previous lines, with a sample of 27 students from the Medicine major and 25 postgraduates of the course English for Medical Practice (doctors specialized in Family Medicine), in the academic year 2018-2019.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: after applying the didactic alternative, it was observed that the majority of the students (12, 44,4 %) and postgraduates (11, 44 %) obtained grades of four points, followed by the students (10, 37,3 %) and postgraduates (9, 36 %) with grades of five. Mass and spontaneous participation was achieved in ward rounds carried out in the English language at the department of gynecology.</p><p><strong>Conclusions</strong>: the application of the didactic alternative where study and work were linked in the education-at-work teaching type and the link of undergraduate and postgraduate studies were novel elements in the obtaining of favorable results.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b5aa4941c224300ae1eed2f68373e932022-12-21T22:30:45ZspaUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las TunasRevista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta1029-30272020-05-014531008A didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate educationNorkis Sánchez-Alonso0Elvia Amalia Rondón-Palmero1Anais Ruz-Cruz2Yennisbel Rodríguez-Vázquez3Elvis Hercules-Braizon4Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Dirección de Ciencia e Innovación Tecnológica. Las Tunas.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta”. Las Tunas.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta”. Las Tunas.Unidad Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiología “Rigoberto Mora Aguilera”, Las Tunas. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta”, Las Tunas.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta”. Las Tunas.<p><strong>Background</strong>: the process of initial and permanent training of medical professionals requires the development of skills to communicate in the English language. However, insufficiencies related to the command of oral communication skills prevail.</p><p><strong>Objective</strong>: to assess a didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education at work, in the Medicine major of the "Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta” Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences of Las Tunas.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: an intervention study was carried out with the application of the didactic alternative, reported in the previous lines, with a sample of 27 students from the Medicine major and 25 postgraduates of the course English for Medical Practice (doctors specialized in Family Medicine), in the academic year 2018-2019.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: after applying the didactic alternative, it was observed that the majority of the students (12, 44,4 %) and postgraduates (11, 44 %) obtained grades of four points, followed by the students (10, 37,3 %) and postgraduates (9, 36 %) with grades of five. Mass and spontaneous participation was achieved in ward rounds carried out in the English language at the department of gynecology.</p><p><strong>Conclusions</strong>: the application of the didactic alternative where study and work were linked in the education-at-work teaching type and the link of undergraduate and postgraduate studies were novel elements in the obtaining of favorable results.</p>http://revzoilomarinello.sld.cu/index.php/zmv/article/view/2186education, medical, undergraduatehealth postgraduate programsteaching |
| spellingShingle | Norkis Sánchez-Alonso Elvia Amalia Rondón-Palmero Anais Ruz-Cruz Yennisbel Rodríguez-Vázquez Elvis Hercules-Braizon A didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta education, medical, undergraduate health postgraduate programs teaching |
| title | A didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education |
| title_full | A didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education |
| title_fullStr | A didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education |
| title_full_unstemmed | A didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education |
| title_short | A didactic alternative to improve the learning of English for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education |
| title_sort | didactic alternative to improve the learning of english for specific purposes integrating undergraduate and postgraduate education |
| topic | education, medical, undergraduate health postgraduate programs teaching |
| url | http://revzoilomarinello.sld.cu/index.php/zmv/article/view/2186 |
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