The application of medical professional English multimedia teaching in clinical education ( Enseñanza multimedia del inglés médico profesional en la educación sanitaria )

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Studying foreign languages for medical students is an indispensable requirement in today’s job market. The purpose of the study is to establish the advantages and effectiveness of using multimedia tools in teaching medical English. The study included 133 second-year medical students (79 young men and 54 young women) aged 19 to 21 years. At the end of the study, the total score for the final test in the experimental group was 38.6% higher compared to the baseline. In the control group, it was 21.2% higher with a statistically significant intergroup difference. The final score for writing and grammar in the experimental group increased by 29.9 and 21.9% compared to the baseline and the control group, respectively. The use of multimedia tools in teaching English to medical students is highly effective and contributes to improved speaking, listening skills and long-term memorization of new information. Multimedia tools also increase the interest and motivation of medical students in learning English.

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