Students’ motivation to learn intercultural communication at practical training : A study on culturally and linguistically diverse nursing students
Ghimire, Umakanta; Nguyen Ngoc, Huyen Dao (2019)
Ghimire, Umakanta
Nguyen Ngoc, Huyen Dao
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121226303
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121226303
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The thesis purpose was to identify culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nursing students’ mo-tivational factors in intercultural learning and adaptation at practical training. The aim of this thesis was to improve knowledge on the subject and give suggestions for further studies on how to improve CALD students' experiences during their practical training.
Our study was done using the quantitative research method, where data has been collected from the nursing students with at least one practical training or those who have just graduated within one year from the nursing study. The first-year students have been excluded from the survey because those students have not been to any practical training, hence do not meet our study’s requirements. The survey has been done among the three nursing groups from Centria NNRNS16K, NNRNS18K and NNRNS15K (newly graduated students) where the total number of students was 34, out of which 26 have responded. The data collected was analyzed carefully with graphs and percentage.
The results of the study show that CALD nursing students in Centria UAS have clear motivation to learn intercultural communication and Finnish native language(s). Students are motivated to learn communication skills because of personal interest in different cultures and opportunities to talk to native speakers, especially, tutors and patients during their practical training. Furthermore, most students study Finnish or Swedish because of personal interest, future career opportunities, positive self-impression to native speakers and obligation for studying.
Our study was done using the quantitative research method, where data has been collected from the nursing students with at least one practical training or those who have just graduated within one year from the nursing study. The first-year students have been excluded from the survey because those students have not been to any practical training, hence do not meet our study’s requirements. The survey has been done among the three nursing groups from Centria NNRNS16K, NNRNS18K and NNRNS15K (newly graduated students) where the total number of students was 34, out of which 26 have responded. The data collected was analyzed carefully with graphs and percentage.
The results of the study show that CALD nursing students in Centria UAS have clear motivation to learn intercultural communication and Finnish native language(s). Students are motivated to learn communication skills because of personal interest in different cultures and opportunities to talk to native speakers, especially, tutors and patients during their practical training. Furthermore, most students study Finnish or Swedish because of personal interest, future career opportunities, positive self-impression to native speakers and obligation for studying.