International Trainee Challenges: Identification and Interventions
Issues faced by international trainees like language barriers, critical thinking, and cultural competence. Learn how to diagnose and address these challenges effectively.
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Working with international trainees Issues, identification, interventions
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Workshop, not a lecture Explore the issues regarding international trainees Issues An outsider perspective Identification Intervention
FIRST STEPS: WHAT ARE THE MAIN FIRST STEPS: WHAT ARE THE MAIN ISSUES ISSUES Discussion: What are the main issues that international trainees face?
MAIN ISSUES MAIN ISSUES Language Critical Thinking Cultural Competence Assessment Literacy?
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE How do you diagnose language issues? What interventions do you put into place?
IELTS Does IELTS Does IELTS Does Not IELTS Does Not Test Academic Reading Test Listening Test Essay and Process Writing Test Conversational English on complex topics Test Medical English Test Letter Writing Test Everyday English IELTS 7.5 is not perfect! There will be grammatical error
INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE UK? INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE UK? Outside the UK Podcasts TV Inside the UK Experience life Talk to people (in English) Identity and language learning Dornyei, Z. 2009 + many others
OCCUPATIONAL ENGLISH TEST OCCUPATIONAL ENGLISH TEST A Test for Medical Professionals Tests language skills in workplace situations A Useful diagnostic tool? Accepted in Australia & for Nursing in the UK
CRITICAL THINKING CRITICAL THINKING How do you diagnose critical thinking issues? What interventions do you put into place?
Ways of thinking are built up through education systems Cultural Colonialism Vs. Cultural Relativism (Egege & Kutieleh, 2004) We need to move trainees towards a certain way of thinking, but without utilising a deficit approach Key is awareness, both from the trainer and the trainee
CULTURAL COMPETENCE CULTURAL COMPETENCE How do you diagnose issues with cultural competence? What interventions do you put into place?
Like with language, the best way forward is to experience, and for the trainer to explain the why, not just the how. China GP s Office UK GP s Office
ASSESSMENT LITERACY ASSESSMENT LITERACY Assessment Literacy is based on Educational background Coursework, essay based exams, problem-based learning, computer- based assessment Greater time discussing the assessments and the way that they will be graded. Analysing success or failure Very common for international students to fail as they have not understood the expectation
Case Case- -Study Study 4 attempts all failed, the last by 0.5% Analysis Analysis 1) meet and talk 2) trainer views and take notes while trainee completes questions 3) identified an issue time on particular questions 4) discussion candidate doesn t skip questions and come back later, runs out of time, meaning does not attempt easy questions later in the test. High accuracy on those attempted. 5) Practice techniques such as answering by instinct, not the options. Time limit before moving on.
Questions? Questions? Email MThurston@uclan.acuk
