Types of pre-reading tasks to develop communication skills in English

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language, competency-based education, faculty, students, education, medical

Abstract

Background: the development of integrated communication skills remains a priority for English teachers due to the need to achieve communicative competence in future Cuban medical science professionals.
Objective: to design a typology of pre-reading tasks that contribute to the development of integrated English language communication skills in fourth-year medical students.
Methods: a mixed-method developmental research approach was carried at the University of Medical Sciences of Holguín from March 2023 to March 2024. Theoretical methods were used: historical-logical, analysis-synthesis, inductive-deductive, and systemic-structural-functional; empirical methods: documentary analysis, survey, scientific observation, and consultation with specialists; and mathematical-statistical methods for data processing. Results: deficiencies were evident due to the limited use of one specific communicative skill as a primary focus for integrating others, and insufficient conscious planning of tasks that integrate two or more communicative skills, including pre-reading comprehension tasks.
Conclusions: the pre-reading tasks designed correspond to the objectives to be met in the English for Specific Purposes courses. They were deemed relevant after consulting with specialists. They were implemented with satisfactory results to achieve objectives.

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Author Biographies

Yanitza Rodríguez Diéguez, Holguín University of Medical Sciences.

Bachelor's Degree in Education. Specialization in English. Master's Degree in Medical Education. Assistant Professor. Research Fellow. Mariana Grajales Coello School of Medical Sciences. Language Department.

Yanet Díaz Pérez, Holguín University of Medical Sciences.

Bachelor's Degree in English and French. Master's Degree in Medical Education. Assistant Professor. Language Department. Mariana Grajales Coello School of Medical Sciences.

José Manuel Gamayo Serrano, Holguín University of Medical Sciences.

Bachelor's Degree in Education. English as a Foreign Language. Master's Degree in Medical Education. Assistant Professor. Research Fellow. Language Department. Mariana Grajales Coello School of Medical Sciences.

Aniuska Vidal Pérez, Holguín University of Medical Sciences

Bachelor's Degree in Education. English. Master's Degree in Medical Education. Assistant Professor. Language Department. Mariana Grajales Coello School of Medical Sciences

Pablo Romero Ricardo, University of Medical Sciences of Holguín

Bachelor of Education. English. Assistant Professor. Department of Languages. Mariana Grajales Coello School of Medical Sciences.

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Published

2025-07-03

How to Cite

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Rodríguez Diéguez Y, Díaz Pérez Y, Gamayo Serrano JM, Vidal Pérez A, Romero Ricardo P. Types of pre-reading tasks to develop communication skills in English. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 3 [cited 2025 Jul. 6];17(1):e3088. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/3088

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