Developing Learner Autonomy In Medical English Vocabulary Acquisition Among Multilingual Pharmacy Students Through Educational Technologies
Keywords:
Learner autonomy, educational technology, emergency medicine vocabularyAbstract
This study investigates the impact of educational technologies (EdTech) on the development of learner autonomy in acquiring technical and non-technical English vocabulary in emergency medicine among multilingual pharmacy students. Participants included first-year Arab and Hindi students and second-year Uzbek, Russian students at Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute. Over a four-month period, English lessons emphasized professional terminology, interactive activities, and self-directed learning. Findings indicate that the use of EdTech tools significantly improved students’ vocabulary retention, usage, confidence, and autonomous learning behaviors. This study underscores the critical role of technology-assisted ESP instruction in fostering professional competence in multilingual pharmacy classrooms.
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