2013, Number 1
Implementing a methodological strategy to develop language skills in the English language
García CAJ, del Cerro ENL, Hernández GL, Grillo FMC
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: it is essential to learn the English language since it allows communication with people from other countries; it is emphasized in the university academic environment in perfecting methods and procedures in classes where it is taught as a second language.Objective: to introduce a technical vocabulary from the first year of the career to raise the level of satisfaction and motivation and to improving English.
Methods: it was used the method of analysis and synthesis, documentary analysis in order to reach conclusions concerning the consulted literature on methodological strategies, English for Specific Purposes, linguistic skills and communicative methods. A survey was applied to students and English teachers to know their opinion about the strategy and experienced teachers in Medical Education were interviewed to get their opinion on the matter.
Results: interviews with experienced teachers in Medical Education and English teachers of the Republic of Angola considered the strategy to be appropriate and important for the development of language skills. Besides the surveys applied to the students from first to fourth year to determine the level of acceptance of the work with technical medical terms and situations related to health scenarios showed satisfactory results.
Conclusions: a methodological strategy was drawn up to develop English language skills in students of Cabinda's Faculty of Medicine. They show a high level of satisfaction with the use of technical vocabulary and communicative situations related to their career thus raising the level of student motivation in studying English as a foreign language.
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