A literature review of the language needs of nursing students who have English as a second/other language and the effectiveness of English language support programmes

Diversity characteristics and the experiences of nursing students during clinical placements: A qualitative study of student, faculty and supervisors’ views

“…Students identified clinical placements as particularly challenging when language skills were limited (Donnelly, McKiel, & Hwang, 2009). They experienced difficulties in understanding conversations between patients and clinicians, how the use of technical terms and Australian idioms was like a 'third language' (Crawford & Candlin, 2013). Similar findings were reported in an earlier study and also included difficulty understanding handover reports as the nurses spoke quickly and used terminology and abbreviations with which students were unfamiliar (San Miguel et al, 2006).…”

Use of Content Based Instruction and Socratic Discussion for ESL Undergraduate Biomedical Science Students to Develop Critical Thinking Skills

“…In Australia there has been a significant increase in the number of ESL students enrolled in higher education (Crawford & Candlin, 2013). As such, successful progression of ESL students has become a concern for universities.…”

“…Australia is a culturally diverse country, with the trend repeated in Higher Education (Crawford & Candlin, 2013). Subsequently there has been an increase in students who predominantly speak a language other than English, resulting in these students requiring a significant level of support (Crawford & Candlin, 2013).…”

“…Subsequently there has been an increase in students who predominantly speak a language other than English, resulting in these students requiring a significant level of support (Crawford & Candlin, 2013). It has been noted that students with English as a second language (ESL or English language learners) first need to learn basic interpersonal communication, with the more advanced cognitive academic language proficiency which enables students to analyse, evaluate and interpret concepts acquired in a formal Higher Education setting (Sanner & Wilson, 2008).…”

Insights into the agency, positioning and development of professional Finnish language skills of international nursing students

“…Furthermore, it considers how they are positioned as capable workers (by others). Previous studies on culturally and linguistically diverse nursing students' experiences on practical training have shown that limited language skills can be seen as obstacles for students trying to gain access to learning opportunities in clinical settings (see Crawford & Candlin, 2013;Mikkonen et al, 2016). However, the development of language skills necessary for nursing as a profession has not been scrutinized previously.…”