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English Language Proficiency as a Predictor of Academic Achievement among Medical Students in Iran

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: In Iran, many changes have been made in English language teaching.In academic grounds it is important to know the correlation between the expertise of students in English and their scores in different scientific subjects, before applying any further curriculum reform.The present study was designed to determine the correlation between English language proficiency and the achievement of medical students in their national comprehensive basic science exam (NCBSE).One hundred and fifty six students admitted in the academic years of 2008 and 2009 (60% female and 40% male) were enrolled for the present study.The results of General English and Scientific language courses, the average marks in five consecutive semesters and the NCBSE scores were extracted from their educational files.Data was analyzed using appropriated tests such as ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and liner regression.The present data indicated that proficiency in English could significantly influence academic achievement of medical students.Furthermore, changes of policy in the students' selection or teaching styles without preparation of necessary backgrounds including increasing their English knowledge could not significantly alter the achievement of Iranian medical students.

Source: Theory and Practice in Language Studies

DOI: 10.4304/tpls.3.12.2315-2321

Authors: Bahador Sadeghi, Nima Moshtaghi Kashanian, Ataollah Maleki, Aliakbar Haghdoost

Institutions: Takestan Islamic Azad University, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2000331238

FWCI: 6.973

Cites: 38

Cited by: 44

Related to: 10