scholarly journals PERCEIVED SATISFACTION WITH UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ROMANIAN AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS. TWO PERSPECTIVES ON MEDICAL EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 547-551
Author(s):  
Liana Dehelean ◽  
Ana Maria Romosan ◽  
Ion Papava ◽  
Radu Stefan Romosan ◽  
Papazian Petru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Future Career ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Language Students ◽  
Foreign Language Students

Background: In Romania, foreign medical students have the possibility to learn the same curricula in Romanian, English, or French. The purpose of the study: To compare students’ satisfaction with training and future career opportunities from the perspective of Romanian and foreign students. Methods: The study was conducted for terminal year medical students divided into two samples, Romanian and foreign language students. The participants were invited to fill in a satisfaction questionnaire about their professional training and to express preferences for future career. Results: Foreign students were more satisfied with the lectures and the teaching staff. They attended optional lectures more frequently in comparison with Romanian students. Foreign students were more inclined to attend medical conferences and to enroll in PhD programs. While Romanian students were more inclined to consider emigration, foreign students prefer to practice in their native countries. Conclusions: Compared to their Romanian colleagues, foreign students were more engaged in educational and research activities.

scholarly journals PODCASTING TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION CHANGES OF FOREIGN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ LANGUAGE EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetyana Leshchenko ◽  
Maryna Zhovnir
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Information And Communication

The article deals with the problem of forming a linguistic personality of foreign medical students. It appeared within the context of rapid changes in the world and national educational systems. The necessities of pedagogically motivated changes and rational introduction of various information and communication technologies into higher education have been emphasized. The problem of choosing more effective ways and innovative approaches capable of competing with the traditional methods of presenting educational information, supplementing and expanding their register has been outlined. The leading goal of such transformations is to prepare future competitive specialists in various industries, including medical. In the course of the research the necessity and the value of systematic use of innovative didactic methods and techniques, as well as modern forms of work, educational resources that will provide qualitative training of future medical specialists have been substantiated. Тhe authors of the proposed article paid their attention to the podcasting technology. They have interpreted the term “podcast”. Also, the peculiarities of podcasts serving foreign students studying the subject «Ukrainian as a Foreign Language» have been described in detail. It was proved that the motivated introduction of information and communication technologies in the courses «Ukrainian as a Foreign Language» is a way to improve the quality of non-professional preparation of foreign students. The transcript of the training podcast has been presented. This podcast can be used in practical classes in the discipline «Ukrainian as a Foreign Language» (3rd year, specialty «Medicine»). The topic of practical training is «In а Cardiology Department». In addition to this, the authors of this article have proposed the system of specifically designed assignments. They also have outlined main priority areas of the computerization of the national higher education system, defined research activities and future prospects in this field.

scholarly journals An integrative model of a methodological system of teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language to English-speaking applicants for higher medical education

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Higher Medical Education

For foreign medical students, their command of the Ukrainian language determines not only the process of socialization, integration of a communicative personality into the academic and socio-cultural environment, but also is a means of forming the skills of their professional communication as future specialists. The lack of an integral integrative system of teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language (UFL) to English-speaking academic contingent of foreign medical students causes disagreement between the tasks and content of language education, theory and practice of teaching UFL, as well as the lack of phasing and succession in the formation of the professional and communicative image of future foreign doctors, who receive higher education in Ukrainian medical universities in English. The author proposes an integrative model of the Ukrainian language teaching system for English-speaking applicants for higher medical education in Ukraine. The basis for the development of an integrative methodological system was the identification and analysis of the specific communicative needs of the English-speaking contingent of foreign students of Ukrainian medical universities, the characteristics of the methodological parameters for the implementation of urgent communication needs; systematic analysis of innovative development trends and structural and content features of the paradigm of language education, software and educational-methodological support of teaching UFL to foreign students in compliance with the requirements of the modern paradigm of language education; personal experience of teaching in an English-speaking foreign audience and the experience of the Language Training Department 1 of the Institute of International Education for Study and Research of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in providing language education services to such a contingent of students.

scholarly journals SELF-LEARNING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS IN THE CREDIT SYSTEM HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
Thanh Minh To
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Credit System ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Language Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Self Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Students

As the result of the research work on self-learning of foreign language students in the credit system held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, this article has firstly searched for problems facing the students in studying by themselves, secondly determined a number of things the students are supposed to do with patience and finally raised some suggestions to the teaching staff, the departments of foreign languages and the university in order to improve the students’ ability to conduct their self-learning, bettering their expected learning outcomes. The result indicates that despite their growing awareness of how significant self-learning is, the students neither have enough time nor maintain the time consciously planned for self-learning. Negatively affecting the students’ self-learning are their five subjective factors: lack of adequate time for self-learning, failure in search for appropriate methods of learning, lack of basic knowledge on given subjects, lack of self-belief to conduct their learning successfully, and lack of motivation as well as determination to study by themselves; among the five objective factors hindering the effects of self-learning are the students’ inability to get access to academic resources, their instructors’ lack of attention to share experience in and provide guidance on self-learning, the students’ long time spent on class meetings, lack of space, especially on campus, quiet enough for self-learning, and lack of equipment specialised for foreign language learning. It has been highlighed that only if (1) the students proceed their self-learning however difficult it is, (2) the teaching staff play their dual role in organsing and controlling the students’ self-learning, and (3) the foreign language departments as well as the university actively support teaching and learning activities can the students’ self-learning turn out to be fruitful.

scholarly journals A COMPARISON BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATE POLYTECHNIC AND MEDICAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN ROMANIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 746-750
Author(s):  
Liana Dehelean ◽  
Ana Maria Romosan ◽  
Petru Papazian ◽  
Mircea Babaita
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Medical Undergraduates ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Career Preferences ◽  
Medical Perspective

Background: While medical and polytechnic education systems seem dissimilar in approach, they both share a certain level of difficulty. After graduating, polytechnic students find easy employment in national or multinational companies, whereas medical students are presented with more job opportunities abroad. The purpose of the study was to compare students’ satisfaction with training and career preferences from a technical and a medical perspective. The methods were as follows: the study participants were divided in two samples (polytechnic and medical undergraduates) and asked to fill in a satisfaction questionnaire regarding their professional training. In addition, they were invited to express options about the intended future career. Results: we found no differences between the two samples regarding the participants’ satisfaction with teaching staff and labs. Polytechnic students have more Ph.D. opportunities while medical students were more involved with participation in conferences. Satisfaction with lectures and practical projects was significantly higher among medical students. Conclusions: Both polytechnic and medical students rate their training as satisfying, and half of them consider leaving the country.

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