Panchbhai Arati
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, India.
Korean J Med Educ. 2016 Mar;28(1):111-6. doi: 10.3946/kjme.2016.16. Epub 2016 Jan 27.
For students entering health education, it is essential to learn the languages that are native to the place of education. The study is undertaken with purpose to assess language skill of undergraduate students at Sharad Pawar Dental College in India so that remedying can be planned at their entry to the new course. This cross-sectional study was done from September 2014 to February 2015. The 157 dental undergraduates were subjected to structured questionnaire that has items on their assessment of three languages i.e., Marathi, Hindi and English. Later, the need assessment to develop language skills of students was done through focus group discussions. Students` perception about language classes was obtained through interviews. The correct response rate of study participants to test items on three languages ranged from 69.4%-81.05% and 82.5%-91.59% for first and second year, respectively. There were significant differences in response rate among three language item groups. The language classes brought out appreciable changes in their understanding of local languages. Study brought out need to address language gaps to aid to smooth out their transitions in new institute.
对于进入健康教育专业的学生来说，学习教育所在地的本土语言至关重要。开展这项研究的目的是评估印度沙拉德·帕瓦尔牙科学院本科生的语言技能，以便在他们进入新课程时能够制定补救计划。这项横断面研究于2014年9月至2015年2月进行。157名牙科本科生接受了结构化问卷调查，问卷中有关于他们对马拉地语、印地语和英语这三种语言评估的项目。后来，通过焦点小组讨论对培养学生语言技能进行了需求评估。通过访谈了解学生对语言课程的看法。研究参与者对三种语言测试项目的正确回答率，一年级学生为69.4%-81.05%，二年级学生为82.5%-91.59%。三个语言项目组的回答率存在显著差异。语言课程使他们对当地语言的理解有了明显变化。研究表明需要解决语言差距，以帮助他们在新学院顺利过渡。
