Students were never introduced to material or asked to answer questions that were beyond what they had previously learned. I identified three basic teaching objectives central to the learning process. This gives students the tools to understand words on their own. Secondly, combine word analysis with an understanding of what each term means in the context of the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the human body. My third objective in teaching terminology is to emphasize proper spelling and pronunciation of terms.
Confusion is caused by mistakes in both pronunciation and spelling.
Thus, emphasis on proper spelling and pronunciation was incorporated into each new worksheet for each new class. The first edition of The Language of Medicine was published in 1976. Over the years, I find that the development of each new edition of The Language of Medicine and its ancillary products depends on what I learn from my students and from other teachers who use them. This is exactly why I am excited about this Web site. It is a superb opportunity to communicate with you, the instructors and students of medical terminology.