Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 327-331.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20210710-00870

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Effects of non-linguistic factors on English-medium instruction in medical education

Lin Changmin1, Liu Caixia2, Huang Xinyi3, Yang Miao4   

  1. 1Medical Education and Assessment Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China;
    2Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China;
    3Five-year Program of Clinical Medicine, Enrolled in 2013, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China;
    4Department of Foreign Languages, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
  • Received:2021-07-10 Online:2022-04-01 Published:2022-03-29
  • Contact: Yang Miao, Email: myang12@stu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    The Science and Technology Planning Project of Shantou 2018(180712174010611); Quality Construction Project of Guang Dong Universities 2019 (39)

Abstract: This case study investigated the influence of teacher-relevant factors on the effectiveness of English-medium instruction (EMI) at Shantou University Medical College. Data were collected from questionnaire survey, focus interviews and classroom observations. The survey data were subject to multi-linear regression analysis and content analysis was conducted for textual data from the interviews and observations. The regression analysis indicated positive correlation between teaching effectiveness and two teacher-relevant factors: EMI experience(rs=0.393, P=0.001) and oversea training/work experience (rs=0.318, P=0.008) and both of them independently affected the EMI teaching effectiveness (OR=2.68, 95%CI:1.13~6.34, P=0.025; OR=12.53, 95%CI:1.17~134.52, P=0.037).

Key words: Schools, medical, English-medium instruction, Teaching effect, Teachers, Non-linguistic factors

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