Towards an Integrated Content-Based Nursing English Program: An Action Research Study

醫護英語融攝課程發展之行動研究

王宏均(Hung-Chun Wang) ； 莊美盈(Mei-Ying Chuang) ； 楊惠菁(Hui-Ching Yang) ； 邱天欣(Tien-Hsin Chiu)

《英語教學期刊》 34卷4期 (2010/12) Pp. 33-74

https://doi.org/10.6330/ETL.2010.34.4.02

摘要

本研究目的在探討一醫護英語融攝課程對於提升北部某護專二年級學生護理專業知識及英語技能之效益，課程理念在結合通識英語教育及護理教育，教學主題涵括三大主題，包括食物金字塔、辦理住院、身體構造及健康問題，參與本課程之學生為三百七十位護理科學生。學生課程評量問卷之回饋顯示出本醫護英語課程有效地提升學生護理知識及英語能力，研究者亦基於學生回饋及十二位護理科教師對於課程設計及教學內容的看法，提出日後相關醫護英語課程設計之建議。

關鍵字

醫護英語課程 ； 融攝課程 ； 行動研究

並列摘要

This study investigates the effectiveness of an integrated nursing English program administered in a junior college in Taiwan. The program was developed in order to integrate nursing education into general English education as a combined curriculum. The program was designed and administered to 370 second-year nursing majors by four language-trained teachers with little ESP (English for Specific Purposes) experience. Three major course themes were covered in the seven-week program, namely, Food Guide Pyramid, Hospital Admission, and Parts of the Body & Health Problems. At the end of the program, an evaluation survey was given out to probe the learners' opinions regarding the course design and content. Comments from a group of nursing teachers in a post-instruction seminar were also highlighted to draw out their perspectives on ways in which the program might be improved. Results of the survey indicated that the majority of learners evaluated the program satisfactorily and agreed that the program effectively enhanced their professional knowledge of nursing and four skills in English. The program was also successful in enhancing the students' interest in learning English. This study may serve as a guide for EFL language-trained teachers to develop related nursing English programs.

並列關鍵字

Nursing English Program ； integrated program ； action research

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