Developing a Visual Dictionary for Nursing Students
Abstract
Communication skills are highly needed for today’s society. English, as the lingua franca, is considered a soft skill that every sector, including nursing, needs to focus on to work towards global development. Nursing candidates are expected to be accustomed with terminology and vocabulary related to their major in English. However, the available learning materials are not always suitable for vocational students and their syllabi are often still too general. As a result, many students experience language barriers in understanding specific terminologies and vocabularies within the scope of nursing. This study aimed to develop discipline-specific vocabulary in the form of a visual dictionary for nursing students. The ADDIE model was employed, and questionnaires and interviews were used to gather the data. The findings of this study are expected to support the needs of students related to their major and future career.
Keywords: visual dictionary, nursing students, supplementary material
References
[1] Arroyani R, Nurhayati L. Students' Necessities, Lacks and Wants on ICT-Based English for Nursing Students. (2019) ANGLO-SAXON, VOL. 10, NO.2 : 160-176 P-ISSN 2301-5292 E-ISSN 2598-9995
[2] Setiawati B, Need Analysis for Identifying ESP Materials for Medical Records Students in APIKES CITRA MEDIKA SURAKARTA. (2016). DOI:10.23917/kls.v1i1.2479
[3] Lu, Y.-L.. What do nurses say about their English language needs for patient care and their ESP cousework: (2018) The case of Taiwanese nurses. Elsevier, 116-129.
[4] Ahmed S. An evaluation of effective communication skills course book. Advances on Language and Literary Studies. 2016;5(3):57-70.
[5] Richards, J.C., & Schmidt, R. Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics (4th Ed.). London: Longman (Pearson Education). (2010).
[6] Schmitt N. Researching vocabulary: A vocabulary research manual. New York: Palgrave Macmillan; 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230293977
[7] Oxford Learners’ Dictionary n.d. [cited 2021 Jun 30]. Available from: www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dictionary#:~:text=(plural%20dictionaries),them%20in%20a%20foreign%20language
[8] Pinner R. What we talk about when we talk about authenticity. UniLiterate; (2015 may 5) Available from: http://uniliterate.com/2015/05/talk-talk-authenticity
[9] Richards J. Curriculum development in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2005.
[10] Tomlinson B, editor. Materials development in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1998.
[11] Tomlinson B. Materials development in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2011.
[12] Tomlinson B. Materials development for language learning and teaching. Language Teaching. 2012:143-179 .
[13] Pinner, R. (2015). What We Talk About When We Talk About Authenticity. UniLiterate. Retrieved from http://uniliterate.com/2015/05/talk-talk-authenticity.
[14] Richards JC, Schmidt R. Longman dictionary of language teaching and applied linguistics. 4th ed. London: Longman (Pearson Education); 2010.
[15] Schmitt N. Researching vocabulary: A vocabulary research manual. New York: Palgrave Macmillan; 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230293977
[16] Spratt S, Pulverness A, Williams M. The teaching knowledge test. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press; 2005.
[17] Ur P. A course in English language teaching. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press; 2013.
[18] Tomlinson, B. (2012). Materials development for language learning and teaching. . Language Teaching, 143-179.
[19] Depdikbud. Peraturan Menteri Keputusan Menteri Kesehatan nomor HK.00.06.1.101.047 tanggal 9 April 1998 tentang formasi akademik keperawatan departemen kesehatan singkawang. Depdikbud; 2014.
[20] Strevens, P. Varieties of English in Papers in Language and Language Teaching. London: Oxford niversity Press : 1988