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Effectiveness of peer-assisted teaching of medical English skills to non-native English-speaking medical students.
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- Exploring core competence in first-year medical students through narrative medicine and peer-assisted learning: a mixed-methods study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Bridging language gaps: a study of linguistic transfer perceptions among Chinese medical students in an English-medium instruction program.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- English Enhancing Exercises: An effective strategy to upgrade and enhance the English proficiency of medical students in non-English speaking countries.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Enhancing medical English proficiency: the current status and development potential of peer-assisted learning in medical education.BMC medical education · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of peer-assisted teaching of medical English skills to non-native English-speaking medical students.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Peer-assisted learning has been shown to be constructive in numerous aspects of undergraduate medical education. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of peer-assisted teaching of medical English skills to non-native English-speaking students. Methods: A medical English conversation course was conducted at Damascus University by a group of students. Targeted participants were intermediate level fellow students from the same program. A longitudinal study was carried out between 1 Results: 42 students attended the course and completed pre- and post-course appraisals in full. Data analyses showed a statistically significant increase in participants' confidence in speaking medical English in public ( Conclusions: The present study highlights the effectiveness of peer-assisted teaching of medical English skills to non-native English-speaking medical students. Further validation is required and should compare the effectiveness of traditional versus peer-assisted teaching approaches.
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