ERIC Number: EJ1416110
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
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The Current State of Undergraduate Medical Spanish: Results of a National Survey
Alyssia M. Miller De Rutté; Isabel María Kentengian; María E. Pérez; Pilar Ortega
Foreign Language Annals, v57 n1 p27-47 2024
This study investigated the following research question: What is the landscape of medical Spanish offerings in undergraduate, 4-year universities in US states with large Spanish-speaking populations? Forty-four percent of institutions responded to the survey, which explored institutional characteristics, medical Spanish programs and individual courses, and instructors. Nonrespondent institutions' web sites were manually searched. The findings revealed that 43% of institutions offer medical Spanish programming. Based on results from the study, recommendations for undergraduate medical Spanish programming include starting with learners who have at least an intermediate level of Spanish language proficiency, recruiting students studying health professions, focusing on linguistic and intercultural competence, incorporating topics that impact health, developing a series of medical Spanish courses, expanding medical Spanish teaching and research positions, and collaborating across disciplines. The results emphasize the importance of continued research on medical Spanish and development to better prepare healthcare professionals to provide linguistically appropriate and culturally relevant healthcare to the growing Spanish-speaking population.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Medical Education, Languages for Special Purposes, Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Undergraduate Students, Language Proficiency, Student Recruitment, Allied Health Occupations Education, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Relevance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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