阿拉伯语与英语的牙科教育：对阿拉伯牙医的一项调查。

Dental education in the Arabic language vs English language: A survey among Arab dentists.

作者信息

Khallof Razan Omar, Doumani Mazen, Farid Fatma Alzahraa Sherief, Mostafa Diana, Alhafian Rania Abdul Alim

机构信息

Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, Alfarabi Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Alfarabi Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

出版信息

J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Dec 10;8(12):3908-3914. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_572_19. eCollection 2019 Dec.

DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_572_19

PMID:31879634

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6924234/

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to explore the language difficulties encountered by Arabic dental students and dentists in some aspects of their dental education and to determine their attitude towards the Arabization of the medical curriculum.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A web-based self-administered questionnaire with 14 multiple-choice questions was designed and distributed online via google forms in the Arabic language. The online link was sent randomly to Arabic dental students, dental academic staff, and dental practitioners. The survey questions explored language problems during reading, attending lectures and scientific conferences, preparing scientific researches, taking deferent exams, and the attitudes towards Arabization. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were used to analyze the responses to the questions.

RESULTS

There were 378 respondents for this study. Nevertheless, paying high attention to the importance of English language as the global language of communication, (70.6%) of the respondents believed that studying in Arabic is a basic requirement for the Arabs. Near percentage agreed that mastering their mother tongue is much easier than to acquire another language, which further facilitates studying and improves understanding. More than (65%) of the subjects preferred a mixture of both languages for attending lectures, conferences, and exams. But (68.3%) said that they use English when they search for any subject related to dentistry.

CONCLUSION

There has been a consensus on the need for receiving knowledge in the Arabic language, and the importance of studying the mother tongue for enhancing understanding and memorization. The results demonstrated that the idea of teaching some dental courses in Arabic is not impossible and it might be the key to improve dental study for the Arabs. Consequently, a majority stated that there were obstacles in teaching dentistry in fully Arabic language due to the dominance of English language internationally and the weak possibilities of Arabization and translation in the Arab world.

摘要

目的

本研究旨在探讨阿拉伯牙科学生和牙医在牙科教育的某些方面所遇到的语言困难，并确定他们对医学课程阿拉伯语化的态度。

材料与方法

设计了一份基于网络的自填式问卷，包含14个多项选择题，并通过谷歌表单以阿拉伯语在线分发。在线链接被随机发送给阿拉伯牙科学生、牙科学术人员和牙科从业者。调查问题探讨了阅读、参加讲座和科学会议、准备科研、参加不同考试期间的语言问题，以及对阿拉伯语化的态度。使用描述性统计和卡方检验来分析对问题的回答。

结果

本研究共有378名受访者。尽管高度重视英语作为全球交流语言的重要性，但70.6%的受访者认为用阿拉伯语学习是阿拉伯人的基本要求。相近比例的人同意掌握母语比学习另一门语言容易得多，这进一步便于学习并提高理解能力。超过65%的受试者希望在讲座、会议和考试中使用两种语言的混合形式。但68.3%的人表示，他们在搜索任何与牙科相关的主题时使用英语。