Tall Trees; Weak Roots? A Model of Barriers to English Language Proficiency Confronting Displaced Medical Healthcare Professionals

Autor/in	Roberts, Gabriel John
Titel	Tall Trees; Weak Roots? A Model of Barriers to English Language Proficiency Confronting Displaced Medical Healthcare Professionals
Quelle	In: Language Teaching Research, 27 (2023) 4, S.820-836 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Roberts, Gabriel John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-1688
DOI	10.1177/1362168820968366
Schlagwörter	English for Special Purposes; Refugees; Medical Education; Physicians; Language Proficiency; Barriers; Language Tests; Psycholinguistics; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom; International English Language Testing System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flüchtling; Medizinische Ausbildung; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Psycholinguistik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Großbritannien; Language tests; Englisch
Abstract	Although language assessments for medical professionals in the UK are changing, there is still a need for them to demonstrate their proficiency in English before working in the National Health Service (NHS). When providing English for specific purposes (ESP) courses for retraining refugee doctors, we need to consider all the potential barriers that every language learner faces, as well as professional barriers that may challenge them as a specific group. The following article examines the linguistic (and psycholinguistic) barriers that confront this intelligent, motivated and diligent group of people, and puts forward a model that teachers, course planners and material designers may use for their English language training. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01