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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
There is an increasing need to address the educational needs of students with English as a second language. The authors assessed the value of a Web-based activity to meet the needs of students with English as a second language in a bioscience subject. Using telephone contact, we interviewed 21 Chinese students, 24 non-Chinese students with English as a second language, and 7 native English-speaking students to identify the perception of the value of the intervention. Four themes emerged from the qualitative data: (1) Language is a barrier to achievement and affects self-confidence; (2) Enhancement intervention promoted autonomous learning; (3) Focusing on the spoken word increases interaction capacity and self-confidence; (4) Assessment and examination drive receptivity and sense of importance. Targeted strategies to promote language acculturation and acquisition are valued by students. Linking language acquisition skills to assessment tasks is likely to leverage improvements in competence.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0148-4834
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2011, SLACK Incorporated.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-80
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Acculturation, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Attitude of Health Personnel, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Attitude to Computers, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Australia, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-China, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Computer-Assisted Instruction, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Educational Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Internet, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Interviews as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Multilingualism, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Nursing Education Research, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Nursing Methodology Research, pubmed-meshheading:21449529-Students, Nursing
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Value of Web-based learning activities for nursing students who speak English as a second language.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus, Penrith, NWS 2751, Australia. j.koch@uws.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't