In Russian medical universities, the proportion of international students from Asian countries, Africa, and the Middle East enrolled in Russian-medium programs is steadily increasing. Even when they have formally achieved a B1-B2 level of Russian language proficiency, many of them still experience difficulties in perceiving spoken Russian in noise and under high cognitive load, which reduces the effectiveness of...
No actionable change for clinical audiologists — this study addresses an educational/research measurement problem specific to foreign language learners in Russian medical schools, not routine clinical hearing care.
Validating speech perception assessment tools for non-native language learners is important for academic audiology programs that train international students, with potential broader relevance to multilingual patient assessments.
- 01Evaluated questionnaire-based methods for measuring speech perception in Russian among non-native student speakers.
- 02Motivated by growing enrollment of international students in Russian medical universities.
- 03Questionnaires may offer a practical, scalable complement to formal audiological speech tests in academic settings.
- 04Study highlights challenges of assessing speech understanding across language and cultural barriers.
- 05Published in a Russian otolaryngology journal (DOI: 10.17116/otorino20269103121).
Questionnaires can serve as a valid tool to assess speech perception among foreign medical students studying in Russian.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42397364
- DOI
- 10.17116/otorino20269103121.
- Journal
- Vestnik otorinolaringologii (Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology)
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Foreign medical students studying in Russian-language programs at Russian universities
- Intervention
- Questionnaire-based assessment of speech perception in Russian
Primary outcomes
Validity and utility of questionnaires for measuring Russian-language speech perception in non-native speakers