ESL medical students’ oral proficiency— do they need help?

• Main Authors: Abdul Malik, Faridah, Othman, Khairiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2018
• Subjects: PE English
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66571/1/66571_ESL%20medical%20students%E2%80%99%20oral%20proficiency.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66571/2/66571_ESL%20medical%20students%E2%80%99%20oral%20proficiency_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66571/; https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2018/00000024/00000011/art00068; https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.12510

English proficiency is no longer a choice but a tool for survival for medical students who wish to practise medicine in the global working environment of today. Of the many skills that they are required to master, oral communication skills are of paramount importance. The pressure on medical student...