Reforming a community to serve the underserved: ESP modules for midwifery course at BRAC University

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Main Authors:	Islam, Mohammad Aminul, Mohiuddin, Mohammad Golam
Outros Autores:	BRAC Institutes of Languages
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	English
Publicado em:	@ 2015 ULAB 2018
Assuntos:	Midwifery English for specific purposes
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spelling	10361-107772019-09-30T04:36:47Z Reforming a community to serve the underserved: ESP modules for midwifery course at BRAC University Islam, Mohammad Aminul Mohiuddin, Mohammad Golam BRAC Institutes of Languages Midwifery English for specific purposes This article was published in the Crossings [© 2015 ULAB] and the article available at: file:///E:/Dspace/2018/October/Faculty%20Publications/Mohammad%20Aminul%20Islam/Crossings_special-volume.pdf This paper examines the impact of an ESP course designed by BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) for midwives to develop their English language skills, and to develop them professionally. The course is expected to reform midwives, to empower them with English language skills and professional development by taking part in global development. The community then will be able to reduce the maternal as well as newborn mortality in order to increase coverage of quality maternal and neonatal health services. The course is being offered by BRAC Institute of Global Health (BIGH) with the financial support from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID). The paper shows to what extent an English language course can help midwives in their profession where they sometimes need to interact in English with foreign doctors, write prescriptions, and other official documents in English. The study is carried out among the course teachers with almost the same experiences, exposure, and education, and among course participants with Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) backgrounds. The data and information have been deduced from a questionnaire, focus group discussions with students, and observation of their performance. The paper shows that most of the participants, having limited English language proficiency, have been able to improve their basic English communication skills. It also shows that almost all students can maintain patients’ portfolio, write prescriptions, reports, discharge certificates, and so on in English. They even feel relaxed enough to speak in English when necessary. It is suggested that ESP modules should concentrate on needs assessment to make it more productive and target oriented. 2018-10-28T08:38:19Z 2018-10-28T08:38:19Z 2015-12 Article Islam, M. A., & Mohiuddin, M. G. (2015). Reforming a Community to Serve the Underserved: ESP Modules for Midwifery Course at BRAC University. Crossings, Special volume, 118–124. Retrieved from file:///E:/Dspace/2018/October/Faculty%20Publications/Mohammad%20Aminul%20Islam/Crossings_special-volume.pdf 20711107 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/10777 en file:///E:/Dspace/2018/October/Faculty%20Publications/Mohammad%20Aminul%20Islam/Crossings_special-volume.pdf application/pdf @ 2015 ULAB
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description	This article was published in the Crossings [© 2015 ULAB] and the article available at: file:///E:/Dspace/2018/October/Faculty%20Publications/Mohammad%20Aminul%20Islam/Crossings_special-volume.pdf
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title	Reforming a community to serve the underserved: ESP modules for midwifery course at BRAC University
title_short	Reforming a community to serve the underserved: ESP modules for midwifery course at BRAC University
title_full	Reforming a community to serve the underserved: ESP modules for midwifery course at BRAC University
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title_full_unstemmed	Reforming a community to serve the underserved: ESP modules for midwifery course at BRAC University
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Reforming a community to serve the underserved: ESP modules for midwifery course at BRAC University

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