English is the dominant and globally working language in the vast majority of professions, including nursing. Along with the globalization of nursing and the shortness of international nursing talents, students who are good at English
Students’ empathy through English jokes of RobotsStudents’ empathy through English jokes of Robots
Humor and empathy are vital for medical professionals’ communication with patients. It is also important for these professionals to be humorous because they are facing bitter and stressful situations everyday. Besides, humor is important in
Implications to Teaching English ProficiencyImplications to Teaching English Proficiency
In addition to English proficiency required for EMI classes, English competency is crucial for scientists and engineers due to the importance and prevalence of the language in international conferences, publications, and the workplace in engineering
How Could English Communication Education be Improved for Korean Graduate Engineering Students?How Could English Communication Education be Improved for Korean Graduate Engineering Students?
This section explores the results to the second research question: opportunities to improve English education. Specific opportunities explored in this section include an expansion of offerings, offering more assistance outside of class, increased training for—and
Should English Communication Education be Offered at the Graduate Level in a Korean Engineering School?Should English Communication Education be Offered at the Graduate Level in a Korean Engineering School?
This section explores the results to the first research question: the appropriateness of graduate-level English instruction. It first explores the school’s policy on EMI, then explores a number of issues raised by the data, including
EFL ProgramEFL Program
A much larger number of English communication courses have been provided for undergraduate students through the EFL Program: in the spring semester of 2012, for example, two English communication courses with 15 sections were offered
Strengthening Education in English Communication for Graduate Engineering StudentsStrengthening Education in English Communication for Graduate Engineering Students
The second theme in the literature explores ways to strengthen education in English communication for graduate engineering students who speak ESL/EFL. The next several subsections explore specific issues in this area, including methods for improving
English Communication needs of Engineering StudentsEnglish Communication needs of Engineering Students
Theoretical Orientation According to Johnson and Swain [13], the main principle of immersion education is that the target language is used as the medium of instruction so that students receive comprehensible input before making comprehensible
Improve Communication SkillsImprove Communication Skills
Under the increasing influence of globalization, many Asian governments have begun university reforms to enhance educational competitiveness and national competence in a globalizing economy. Subsequently, internationalization has impelled the restructuring of higher education institutions in
English learners accent proficiencyEnglish learners accent proficiency
Preparation for a learner experiment For a learner experiment, we trained the prediction model with the entire BU corpus and the detection model with the entire KLEAC corpus. In the feedback part, we set θ1