Improving Patient Care by Improving English Skills : The RTN Medical Department Implements English Proficiency Development Policy

Article Sidebar

PDF
Published: Aug 24, 2021

Main Article Content

Patchara Wat-aksorn
Advisor to the RTN English Proficiency Development Committee

Abstract

* none

Article Details

Issue
Vol. 48 No. 2 (2021): May - August 2021
Section
Special Topic
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

References

Lutkevich B. Globalization. [Internet]. [cited 2021 August 12]. Available from: https://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/globalization.

King, L. The Impact of multilingualism on global education and language learning, Cambridge assessment English perspectives: UCLES 2018. [Internet]. [cited 2021 August 12]. Available from: https://assets.cambridgeenglish.org/research/perspectives-multilingualism.pdf.

Royal Medical Department. Strategic Plan. 2021. [Internet]. [cited 2021 August 12]. Available from: https://www.nmd.go.th/mainpage/?page_id=526. (in Thai).

Wat-aksorn P. A study of the English language readiness of the Royal Thai Navy’s personnel at the executive level for ASEAN Community participation: strategic implications for language preparation. Naval War College, Royal Thai Navy Education Department; 2014. (in Thai).

Academic Affairs Division. Available training courses 2021. [Internet]. [cited 2021 August 12]. Available from: https://www2.nmd.go.th/aad/index.php/2016-10-25-00-17-29. (in Thai).

The Royal Thai Navy. The Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief Policy FY 2019. Naval Administration Department; 2018. p. 6. (in Thai).

The Royal Thai Navy. The Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief Policy FY 2021. Naval Administration Department; 2000. p. 4. (in Thai).

RTNMD Order no. 1077/2563 regarding setting up the English Proficiency Development Steering Committee in response to FY 2021 C-in-C policy on English proficiency development. dated 14 December 2020. (in Thai).

The Royal Navy College of Nursing. Summary report on the results of the English proficiency development project for nursing students at the Royal Thai Navy College of Nursing, Academic Year 2020. (in Thai).

The Naval Operational Medicine School. English proficiency development project for Medical Corps Naval Rating Cadets FY 2021. (in Thai).

Royal Thai Navy Education Department. CEFR English Proficiency Testing. [Internet]. [cited 2021 August 12]. Available from: http://www.navedu.navy.mi.th/indexnavedu.html.

Academic Affairs Division. Guidelines on English proficiency development for RTNMD personnel. June 2021. (in Thai).

Dham LM. Importance of English language in healthcare. In: Tech Mahindra SMART Academy for Healthcare. [Internet]. [cited 2021 August 12]. Available from: https://www.smart-academy.in/blog/importance-of-english-language-in-healthcare/