Enhancing communication skills in ESL students within a community college setting1
Abstract
The emerging diversity of the United States (US) population will require an equally diverse workforce to effectively meet its healthcare needs. As a result, the ability of nursing programs across the nation to recruit, admit, retain, and to graduate students who have English as a second language (ESL) will be critical (Abriam-Yago, Yoder, & Kataoka-Yahiro, 1999). This article describes salient strategies to improve oral and written communication skills through the collaborative efforts of Nursing, Language Immersion, and the Basic Skills departments.
Keywords: ESL Nursing Students, Communication skills, Community Colleges
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1 The initiative mentioned in the manuscript was presented at the following events: New York State Nurses Association Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 30, 2005 October 1, 2005. Presented poster: “Improving Critical Communication Skills in LEP Nursing Students”. League of Innovation Conference, New York Marriot Marquis, March 7, 2005. Presented paper “Improving Critical Communication Skills in LEP Students” with Dr. Diana Berkowitz (Director of Queensborough Community College's Language Immersion Program). Adelphi University's Leadership Conference, Long Island, New York, May, 13, 2005 – Poster Presentation.
PII: S1557-3087(08)00009-7
doi:10.1016/j.teln.2008.02.006
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