title: The Relationship of Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Self-Efficacy with Medical English and Terminology.
abstract: This study examined the relationship between the use of vocabulary learning strategies and self-efficacy in medical English learning, and whether after an initial six-week course to master the basics of medical terminology, those with higher use of vocabulary learning strategies and those with a higher degree of self-efficacy would have significant score improvements in the medical English proficiency. Second-year medical students (N = 115; M age = 19.6, SD = 0.5; 82 men, 33 women) participated in the study. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used. Measures included medical English tests, the English Vocabulary Learning Strategies Survey (EVLSS), and the English Learning Self-Efficacy Scale (ELSES). Results showed that there was no significant correlation between vocabulary learning strategies and English learning self-efficacy. In addition, as a whole, vocabulary learning strategies and self-efficacy significantly predicted students' score improvements in medical English proficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Chung Shan Medical University, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ya-Huei
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, TaiwanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pan-Fu
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Administration, Chung Shan Medical University, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan hcliao@csmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Hung-Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013337:Students, Medical; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014825:Vocabulary; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: academic performance; medical english terminology; medical knowledge; self-efficacy; vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs)