Accompanying Subject-Matter Teachers in their English-Medium Instruction Journey: A Report of Medical English Training [PDF]
This report documents a multi-phase initiative in support of Subject-Matter Teachers (SMTs) who are transitioning to English-Medium Instruction (EMI). Following national policy shifts, medicine lecturers are expected to implement EMI.
Manel MIZAB, Houda BOUMEDIENE
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Re-thinking the writing syllabus: How contextual factors inform curriculum revision
Recent studies demonstrate the effectiveness of needs analysis in relation to the language and communication goals of students. In this regard, different stakeholders contribute greatly to revision of curricula.
Jonna Marie Lim +3 more
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Needs analysis for an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course for Thai undergraduates in a Food Science and Technology programme : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
This thesis aims to explore the English language needs of students and relevant stakeholders for an English for specific purposes (ESP) programme for food science and technology students at Agriculture University in Thailand.
Chatsungnoen, Paweena
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles +4 more
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Desktop multimedia environments to support collaborative distance learning [PDF]
Desktop multimedia conferencing, when two or more persons can communicate among themselves via personal computers with the opportunity to see and hear one another as well as communicate via text messages while working with commonly available stored ...
Collis, Betty, Smith, Carmel
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Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu +8 more
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This study aimed at investigating the English language needs of teaching assistants at the University of Khartoum, Sudan. The study focused on identifying the teaching assistants’ purposes for learning English, and discovering the most important skills ...
Abuelgasim Sabah Elsaid Mohammed +1 more
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ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee +9 more
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ESP (English For Specific Purposes) – implications for teaching
The investigation of the essentials of ESP as a trend in teaching foreign languages for professional communication has been suggested. The recent data on needs analysis of the Ukrainian students (the educational institutions mainly located in Western ...
Liliya Morska
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