English Forum on Medical Humanities of SMMU: An interdisciplinary innovative teaching practice

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• 作者：Shanshan GONG^¦Ä ; Yan ZHANG^¦Ä ; Jiyue HU ; ^{jiyuehu@yahoo.com}
• 关键词：Humanistic teaching approach ; Medical humanity education ; Interdisciplinary cooperation ; Teaching innovation ; English Forum on Medical Humanity ; English teaching reform
• 刊名：Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：February, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：28
• 期：1
• 页码：4-10
• 全文大小：378 K

文摘

To conform to the college English teaching reform from English for General Purposes (EGP) to English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in the vital transfer era, the Foreign Language Department of Second Military Medical University (SMMU) launched an English for Medical Academic Purpose (EMAP) curriculum with English Forum on Medical Humanities (EFMH), a project-based teaching practice. Based on Rogers' learner-centered humanistic teaching approach which emphasizes students' involvement and experiences in learning, EFMH puts students and their practice in a central place. After four-year exploration and operation, the Forum has developed from a small-scaled embryo into an internationalized, standardized and professionalized event, having produced fruitful outcomes. It is expected that the success of EFMH will provide inspiring experiences and enlightenments for higher medical education in terms of academic English teaching and teachers' responsibilities to foster high-quality medical students.