Medical English M-Learning: Positioning a New Paradigm in E-Education

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Title

Medical English M-Learning: Positioning a New Paradigm in E-Education

Subject

M-learning
Students of medicine
Graduates of medicine
Medical English
E-Learning

Description

ABSTRACT- This study uses Depth Interview as a research instrument to study users' perceptions and acceptance of the potential use of mobile phones in a prospective design for learning Medical English, a mandatory course in medicine.
Almost all the respondents (93%) across graduates and students were unanimous about the need to learn English through M-Learning. When respondents were asked to suggest ideas on how medical English can be taught through mobiles (unaided question), 49% suggested SMS and 27% suggested SMS & Live Calls.
The survey indicates that there is a unanimous demand to learn English amongst students and graduates of medicine in a new e-education setting called M-learning. Constraints imposed by oneâ??s occupation and available resources expose the limitations of traditional learning and opens up a huge opportunity for M-English learning. Irrespective of differences, potential learners accepted the credibility of M-learning and displayed willingness to be an active user of an M-learning module. Diversity of responses on potential frequency of usage for SMSs, preferences regarding listening to IVR, speaking to Live Callers, traditional classroom learning, M-learning and testing options will establish at a primary level that the means of â??engagementâ??, â??presenceâ?? and â??flexibilityâ?? can be significantly different â??betweenâ?? and â??withinâ?? different educational groups.

Creator

Arani, Jafar Asgari

Source

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012); pp. 33-36
1865-7923

Publisher

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

Date

2012-01-17

Rights

Copyright (c) 2017 Jafar Asgari Arani

Relation

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Non-refereed Article

Identifier

Citation

Jafar Arani Asgari, Medical English M-Learning: Positioning a New Paradigm in E-Education, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2012, accessed November 23, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/1004

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