医学生“口语角”医学英语口语训练活动的实践

Exploration and practice of oral corner： specialized oral English training activities of medical students

目的 了解临床学习阶段医学生的医学英语口语水平和对外交流需求,分析在对外交流过程中影响其医学英语口语表达的相关因素.通过搭建“口语角”活动平台并开展医学英语口语训练,探索有效提高医学生医学英语口语水平的教学方法.方法 自编问卷对临床学习阶段的医学生进行调研,了解其医学英语口语现状、对外交流需求和困难.借鉴建构主义学习理论和以问题为基础学习（problem based learning,PBL）的教学理念,设计并实施“口语角”医学英语口语训练活动.活动结束后结合问卷调研和专业词汇测试结果来评价活动效果.结果 临床学习阶段医学生的医学英语口语表达能力普遍存在不足；大多数医学生有“出国交流”的意愿,但自评会在对外交流过程中遇到不同程度的困难,相关影响因素涉及公共英语基础弱、专业英语水平差、缺乏语言交流环境等方面；参加“口语角”活动医学生认为该活动对提高自己的医学英语专业词汇量和英语问诊水平有较大帮助；“专业英语词汇测试”平均分明显高于未参加此活动的学生,差异有统计学意义.结论 “口语角”医学英语口语训练活动能够有效提高医学生的医学英语水平和口语表达能力,具有一定的教学意义和推广价值.

Objective This paper is to investigate the specialized oral English ability and external communication demand of medical students in the stage of clinical study,and to analyze the relevant factors that influence medical students＇ oral expression when they study abroad.According to the result,a platform of medical oral English training is built in order to improve the specialized oral English of medical students.Methods A questionnaire is designed to survey the medical oral English ability,the demands and difficulties of external exchange study among medical students in clinical stages.Based on this result and used the theory of constructivism learning as well as PBL teaching method,the ＂Oral Corner＂ activities are designed and carried out.At the end of the activities,all participants are required to fill in the questionnaires and to take a medical English vocabulary examination so as to evaluate the effect of this trial.Results Medical oral English are to improved among the medical students.Although most students are will to go abroad for study,however,poor specialized oral English may hinder the communication with foreigners by their self-assessment.The main factors are poor public English,inferior medical English and lacking of language environment.Most participants evaluate this corner is helpful for enlarging their vocabulary and promoting the history-taking skills in English.Besides,the average score of their medical English vocabulary test are higher than other students of the same stage and this difference is statistically significant.Conclusions The ＂Oral Corner＂ activities can improve medical students＇ professional English and oral English effectively,which demonstrates its meaning in teaching and value in promotion.