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Author (up) Sakulneya, A.
Title Breast-feeding: personal and social influences Type
Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 178 Serial 178
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Author (up) Wong, G.; Sakulneya, A.
Title Promoting EAL nursing students' mastery of informal language Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 20 Issue 1 Pages 45-52
Keywords Communication; Asian peoples; Education; Nursing
Abstract This article describes the development, delivery and evaluation of a pilot programme designed to help nursing and midwifery students from Asian and non-English speaking backgrounds improve their conversational skills in practice settings. Many such students, although previously assessed as competent in English, find that communication with patients and their families, and other health professionals is difficult. The study was conducted in a large tertiary educational institution in a major metropolitan centre. Each week for a period of 11 weeks students participated in an interactive session. Content for these was based on areas highlighted by a needs assessment involving interviews with both students and lecturers, and was subject to ongoing modification in response to feedback from participants. Evaluation questionnaires completed at the conclusion of the series indicated that students perceived the impact as positive. Students who attended regularly and were actively involved in the practice activities described gains in communication skills. From this it was concluded that further development of the pilot scheme was warranted in order to benefit English as an additional language (EAL) students enrolled in nursing and midwifery courses
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 564 Serial 550
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