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Gustafsson, Hana – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
Drawing on usage-based approaches this paper addresses the challenge of capturing EMI teachers' linguistic needs for the purposes of teacher training in international Medical Education. The focus is on EMI medical teachers in various instructional formats. Each format requires a specific linguistic repertoire resulting dynamic interactions of…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Wallinheimo, Kirsi; Pitkänen, Kari K. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
In recent years, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki has systematically developed and synchronized its teaching technology, and new iPad-based tools have been an important part of this development. The aim has been to provide the students and teachers in the faculty with synchronized tools that can be used as a basis of a shared…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Medical Education
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Legg, Miranda – English for Specific Purposes, 2007
In 1997, the Medical Faculty at Hong Kong University adopted a predominantly problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum. At the same time, a sizeable PBL component was added to an already established English as a Second Language (ESL) Course for Medicine to help first-year students develop PBL discussion skills. However, it was felt that not enough…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods