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The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Improving English Pronunciation and Comprehension of Medical Students

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dc.creator Zeinab Sanaee Moghadam
dc.creator Saeed Zarein-Dolab
dc.creator Amrollah Roozbehi
dc.date 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:07:20Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:07:20Z
dc.identifier 2252-0341
dc.identifier 2252-0465
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/f521d17cb2684899b8e0666b4af4b006
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11131
dc.identifier.uri https://doaj.org/article/f521d17cb2684899b8e0666b4af4b006
dc.description Introduction: Acquisition of intelligible English pronunciation and comprehension of medical texts has been considered as an important need for medical students. This can be improved by employing different methods and taking into consideration various learning styles of students. This study is an attempt to reveal the effect of cooperative learning on enhancing pronunciation and reading comprehension in students of medicine in Yasuj University of Medical Sciences. Methods: All 60 students of medicine in Yasuj University of Medical Sciences who enrolled in English for specific purposes 1st Feb 2013 took part in this quasi experimental study and were divided into two groups of thirties, according to the enrollment list. Cooperative learning was implemented with the experimental group dividing them into groups of five randomly, while the control group was taught with traditional method. Phonetic transcriptions were used along with passages taken from their book for the two groups. The data collected from three reading aloud tasks, scores of pretest, and midterm and final written examinations were analyzed using SPSS software, version19. Results: The results of the study showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group significantly (P<0.05) in all areas of reading aloud tests, pronunciation, and comprehension. Conclusion: It is concluded that cooperative learning significantly improves medical students’ pronunciation and comprehension. Teaching pronunciation and comprehension through cooperative learning yields better learning results for university students.
dc.language English
dc.relation http://journals.kums.ac.ir/ojs/index.php/EduRMedS/article/view/1670/3204
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2252-0341
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2252-0465
dc.source Educational Research in Medical Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 3-8 (2013)
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Improving English Pronunciation and Comprehension of Medical Students
dc.type Article


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