title: Value of Web-based learning activities for nursing students who speak English as a second language.
abstract: There is an increasing need to address the educational needs of students with English as a second language. The authors assessed the value of a Web-based activity to meet the needs of students with English as a second language in a bioscience subject. Using telephone contact, we interviewed 21 Chinese students, 24 non-Chinese students with English as a second language, and 7 native English-speaking students to identify the perception of the value of the intervention. Four themes emerged from the qualitative data: (1) Language is a barrier to achievement and affects self-confidence; (2) Enhancement intervention promoted autonomous learning; (3) Focusing on the spoken word increases interaction capacity and self-confidence; (4) Assessment and examination drive receptivity and sense of importance. Targeted strategies to promote language acculturation and acquisition are valued by students. Linking language acquisition skills to assessment tasks is likely to leverage improvements in competence.
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus, Penrith, NWS 2751, Australia. j.koch@uws.edu.au
authors: Jane
authors: J
authors: Koch
authors: Yenna
authors: Y
authors: Salamonson
authors: Hui Yun
authors: HY
authors: Du
authors: Sharon
authors: S
authors: Andrew
authors: Steven A
authors: SA
authors: Frost
authors: Kirstin
authors: K
authors: Dunncliff
authors: Patricia M
authors: PM
authors: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D001315:Australia; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019303:Multilingualism; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D013338:Students, Nursing