DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN INDIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS THROUGH MEDICAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION
Keywords:
Indian medical students; English for Medical Purposes; intercultural medical education; multilingual classrooms; medical communication; ESP pedagogy.Abstract
The growing internationalization of medical education has led to an increasing number of students all over the world pursuing medical degrees in foreign universities where English serves as the primary language of instruction. In the given framework, we consider students from India. Despite their prior exposure to English, many Indian medical students encounter difficulties in professional academic and clinical communication due to differences between general English proficiency and discipline-specific medical discourse. This study explores pedagogical approaches to developing professional communication skills in Indian medical students through Medical English instruction. The research mainly focuses on the integration of anatomically oriented language training, clinical communication tasks, specific terminology, and context-based speaking activities designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and professional interaction. Particular attention is given to challenges related to pronunciation variability, intercultural communication patterns, terminology acquisition, and patient-oriented explanation skills. The results contribute to the development of methodological frameworks for teaching Medical English in international medical education contexts.
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