Jack Pun

TL;DR: The authors conducted a systematic review of research in English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education and concluded that the research evidence to date is insufficient to assert that EMI benefits language learning nor that it is clearly detrimental to content learning.

TL;DR: The development of the International Charter for Human Values in Healthcare is described, which delineates core values, articulate the role of skilled communication in enacting these values, and provide examples showing translation of the Charter's values into action.

TL;DR: The review detailed the complexity and heterogeneity of clinician-patient communication across East Asia, indicating that research in East Asia is starting to move beyond a preference for Western-based communication practices.

TL;DR: The authors investigated the effect of L1 and L2 use on teacher question types and interaction patterns in science lessons in early EMI and late EMI schools in Hong Kong and found that teachers tended to use higher order questions and were more interactive.

TL;DR: Hospitals should develop and implement best-practice policies and educational programmes for clinicians that focus on understanding the primary causes of communication problems in EDs and establishing clear and consistent knowledge transfer procedures and lowering the patient-to-clinician ratio in order to create the conditions that foster successful communication.