Teaching English Medical Writing in a Blended Setting

نویسنده

  • Jafar Asgari Arani
چکیده

Medical writing activities which may have a context and seem to be engaging may be perceived as demotivating by the students of medicine. This opinion was confirmed by the learners' responses to the open-ended question given to them prior to this study. In their responses students evaluated the writing section of English course negatively. The negative views about the writing course posed a problem to the class teacher. The computer technology and the Internet can easily be integrated into language classroom if activities are designed carefully, and carried out systematically. These attempts brought about a new understanding to teaching and learning: blended learning

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • iJET

دوره 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012