Comparative Difficulties with Non-Scientific General Vocabulary and Scientific/Medical Terminology in English as a Second Language (ESL) Medical Students

Comparative Difficulties with Non-Scientific General Vocabulary and Scientific/Medical Terminology in English as a Second Language (ESL) Medical Students

Objectives: Medical education requires student comprehension of both technical (scientific/medical) and non-technical (general) vocabulary. Our experience with “English as a second language” (ESL) Arab students suggested they often have problems comprehending scientific statements because of weaknes...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Heming, Shobha Nandagopal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2012-11-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
medical education
premedical education
language
english
medical students
teaching
oman.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1727

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