Is Korea Ready to Be a Key Player in the Medical Tourism Industry? An English Education Perspective
Is Korea Ready to Be a Key Player in the Medical Tourism Industry? An English Education Perspective
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DOI：
10.18502/ijph.v49i2.3089
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发表时间：
2020-02-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Park, Sam-Hun
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作者：
Kim, Christian;Lee, Song Yi;Park, Sam-Hun
背景资料：本研究试图从英语教育的角度来确定韩国在医疗旅游业发展中面临的问题。方法：为了评估未来韩国护士在处理外国患者方面的准备和问题，于2017年对韩国CHA大学护理专业的146名大一和大二学生进行了问卷调查。结果：虽然护理专业的学生对英语教师非常满意，但他们认为课程并没有为他们将来处理外国病人做好准备。他们还认为，在课堂上采用的教学方法应改变，将更多的医疗内容纳入护理英语program.Conclusion：为了韩国发挥更大的作用，在医疗旅游业，高等教育机构的医学需要更加重视他们的学生的英语教育。更具体地说，应建立团队教学的专门用途英语（ESP）课程，以满足未来医疗专业人员的需要。
Background: This study attempted to identify the problem South Korea faces in its development of the medical tourism industry from the perspective of English education.Methods: To assess the preparedness and problems of future Korean nurses in dealing with foreign patients, a questionnaire was conducted in 2017 on 146 freshman and sophomore nursing major students at CHA University in South Korea.Results: Although the nursing major students were highly satisfied with the English instructors, they did not feel that the curriculum prepared them well to deal with foreign patients in the future. They also felt that the teaching methodology employed in the class should be changed to incorporate more medical content into the nursing English program.Conclusion: In order for South Korea to play a bigger role in the medical tourism industry, higher education institutions for medicine need to pay more attention to the English education of their students. More specifically, team-taught English for Specific Purposes (ESP) curricula should be established in order to meet the needs of future medical professionals.