Download or read book Medical English as a Lingua Franca written by M. Gregory Tweedie and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first book-length treatment of MELF, the authors assert that MELF represents an important contribution to our understanding of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), in that existing ELF research has been limited to relatively low stakes communicative situations, such as interactions in business, academia, internet blogging or casual conversations. Medical contexts, in contrast, often represent situations calling for exceptional communicative precision and urgency. Providing both evidence from their own research and analysis from (the limited number of) existing studies, the authors offer a counterpoint to the optimism regarding communicative success prevalent in ELF. The book proposes a theoretical perspective on how the various features of healthcare communication serve as important variables in shaping interaction among speakers of ELF, further enlarging our understanding of this emerging sub-field.
Download or read book Perspectives on Medical English as a Lingua Franca written by M. Gregory Tweedie and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume brings together diverse international perspectives on the growing worldwide phenomenon of Medical English as a lingua franca, where speakers of other first languages use English as a vehicle for medical communication. A subset of the larger field of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), only a handful of studies of healthcare ELF communication have been published previously, despite its global expansion and potential impacts upon quality healthcare and patient safety. This book is inherently interdisciplinary nature, intersecting fields such as applied linguistics, English language teaching, medical education, and healthcare communication. The contributors and their research settings represent multiple national and linguistic backgrounds, and bring perspectives from their professional lives as healthcare workers and educators, and as language teachers and researchers. This volume contributes to filling a gap at the intersection of ELF and healthcare communication, and thus represents an area of study accessible to a broad range of professionals from numerous disciplines, and one that can be of benefit to multiple stakeholders: researchers, educators, healthcare institutions, and practitioners, as well as patients and their family members. The topics discussed in these pages will be of importance to a wide audience of readers, since accurate communication is at the centre of quality healthcare delivery.
Download or read book Perspectives on Medical English As a Lingua Franca written by M. Gregory Tweedie and published by . This book was released on 2023-06-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume brings together diverse international perspectives on the growing worldwide phenomenon of Medical English as a lingua franca, where speakers of other first languages use English as a vehicle for medical communication. A subset of the larger field of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), only a handful of studies of healthcare ELF communication have been published previously, despite its global expansion and potential impacts upon quality healthcare and patient safety. This book is inherently interdisciplinary nature, intersecting fields such as applied linguistics, English language teaching, medical education, and healthcare communication. The contributors and their research settings represent multiple national and linguistic backgrounds, and bring perspectives from their professional lives as healthcare workers and educators, and as language teachers and researchers. This volume contributes to filling a gap at the intersection of ELF and healthcare communication, and thus represents an area of study accessible to a broad range of professionals from numerous disciplines, and one that can be of benefit to multiple stakeholders: researchers, educators, healthcare institutions, and practitioners, as well as patients and their family members. The topics discussed in these pages will be of importance to a wide audience of readers, since accurate communication is at the centre of quality healthcare delivery.
Download or read book Medical English Clear Simple written by Melodie Hull and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2010-01-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a better approach to English for ESL health care students and practitioners. This workbook-based method uses a variety of interactive learning techniques to develop their mastery of medical English and their ability to use and understand it in the health care setting. It’s perfect for both self-study and classroom instruction.
Download or read book Medical English written by Brian Girolametto and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beginner level student book for future medical professionals whose first language is not English.
Download or read book English in Medicine written by Eric H. Glendinning and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a course for doctors, medical students, and other medical professionals who need to communicate with patients and medical colleagues. The course is at an intermediate level and develops all four skills with several activities. This third edition, in colour, takes account of developments in medicine and the impact of information technology.
Download or read book The Language of Medicine written by Davi-Ellen Chabner and published by Elsevier Australia. This book was released on 2007 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the adapted edition, spelling follows Australian medical terminology conventions and Australian pronunciations are given. The free CD-ROM includes exercise and audio pronunciations, all of which are with an Australian accent.
Download or read book A Handout on Medical English for Health Professionals written by Goretti Faya Ornia and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a guide to medical English, and is addressed to healthcare professionals and students with an upper-intermediate level of English. It will also be useful as a handout for specialised English courses offered in medicine, nursing, and physiotherapy degrees, and can be used as a self-study book. The book is made up of four chapters, structured into three sections: namely, grammar, science, and phonetics. Each chapter reviews the main points of English grammar, and works with the vocabulary of the medical field. The book also provides students with basic knowledge of phonetics, which will help them to improve their listening and speaking skills.
Download or read book English as a Lingua Franca Attitude and Identity written by Jennifer Jenkins and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-07-26 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on research conducted among teachers, this text examines the role of standard language ideology in ELF attitude formation, critiques current SLA theories and ELT practices, highlights links between ELF accent attitudes and ELF identities, and includes proposals for making ELT pedagogy and testing more relevant.
Download or read book Word Formation and Transparency in Medical English written by Pius ten Hacken and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a side effect of the rapid progress in medical research and of the emergence of new medical conditions, medicine is a domain where new concepts have to be named more frequently than in many other domains. Because of the prominent position of English in medical research, most of these concepts are first named in English. This raises questions relating to the naming strategies adopted and the consequences of the choice of particular strategies. These consequences are not restricted to English, because the English terms often need to be translated and are sometimes borrowed. This volume consists of an introduction and eight chapters. The first four chapters focus on the choice of naming strategy and the consequences for the transparency of the resulting names in English. These chapters address the international pharmaceutical nomenclature, the terminology of psychiatry and of middle-ear surgery, and the use of neoclassical word formation. The following four chapters concentrate on the issues of translation and borrowing evolving from the choice of names in English. They address translation into Spanish, Slovak, Polish and Turkish.
Download or read book Teaching English for Medical Purposes written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background reading and activities used for EMP Teacher Training.Practical tips for developing texts and activities for health care professionals.
Download or read book English Language and the Medical Profession Instructing and Assessing the Communication Skills of International Physicians written by Barbara Hoekje and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English Language and the Medical Profession: Instructing and Assessing the Communication Skills of International Physicians is designed for a new context for English language teaching: the emerging, worldwide interest in English for medicine. The book offers a program for an English language curriculum that is specifically designed for the important and growing group of international medical professionals, with a focus on both instruction and assessment. International physicians in the United States now total more than 25 per cent of the physician workforce. Even subsequent to their passage of the clinical skills exam required for licensing and practice as physicians in U.S. hospitals, international physicians face communication challenges as first-year residents and may be referred to specialists for language and cultural issues. Advanced residents may face additional issues when they begin work as independent practitioners. This volume goes beyond existing texts in collecting the expertise of English language teaching and testing experts, medical residency supervisors, medical licensing, and exchange agencies in examining issues related to international physicians' performance as graduate students and doctors in hospitals and other settings. The contributors include specialists at the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates and doctors who supervise international medical residents as well as recognized ESP practitioners.
Download or read book English Language Communication Skills in English for Medical Purposes written by Mary Van Galen and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completing a medical degree and matching into a medical residency are challenging academic endeavors. Even more challenging is matching into a United States medical residency if you are a nonnative English speaker and completed a medical degree at a foreign medical school. Over 25% of United States working physicians are classified as International Medical Graduates (Foreign Medical Doctors). Although English has become the lingua franca of the global medical discourse community, a major hurdle for International Medical Graduates is the demonstration of effective English language communication skills via the passage of the United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 2 Clinical Skills (USMLE Step 2 CS). Traditionally, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers have been asked to teach English to foreign medical students through English courses that focus on medicine. this field of teaching developed into a specialty field entitled English for Medical Purposes (EMP). The lack of medical knowledge of typical EFL teachers has posed challenges for both the students and the teachers. In this paper, I will provide a comprehensive background on EMP. I will look at the challenges faced by International Medical Graduates regarding the five essential English language communication skills in medicine-comprehensive reading, writing, speaking, comprehensive listening, and communicating nonverbally. I will also look at each of these language skills in relationship to the USMLE Step 2 CS. Finally, I will propose a five-day intensive EMP workshop for International Medical Graduates preparing to take or retake the USMLE Step 2 CS.
Download or read book Medical Language Guide The Most Important Questions Statements of Medicine in English German Spanish French Portuguese Russian and Ara written by Vincent Landre and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to help you communicate with patients from other countries and gain specialist foreign language skills in medicine. The target group is all medical staff, trainees and students in health-care areas, as well as all those who are interested in communication in healthcare. The most important questions and answers are sorted by topics within their medical context. German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic are currently available. The content was collected by healthcare professionals and translated by professional translators. This language guide can also prepare you for visitations, internships or the practical year. This book is also suitable for working with refugees.
Download or read book The Last Lingua Franca written by Nicholas Ostler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses what language will overtake its dominance as English-speaking nations are challenged by the rising wealth of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Download or read book Medical English Fast Track Learning for Spanish Speakers written by Sarah Retter and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-02 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn just the 100 words you need to interact with doctors, nurses and patients. Focus your medical English learning on the most frequently used words. Actually, to communicate with doctors, nurses and patients you only need to master the most used 100 medical English words. These words can be defined using an algorithm that provides the ranking. In this book youll find the list. This book will provide you with the 100 medical English words you have to use first when working or interacting with doctors, nurses and patients. The phrases are presented in a very simple fashion. No complications. Straight and simple. So, don't waste your time and energy! Focus your effort on the most important medical English words you have to understand to interact with doctors, nurses and patients. Purchase your copy and start focusing your energy today!
Download or read book The Language of Medicine Its Evolution Structure and Dynamics written by John H. Dirckx and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1983 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
