Journal of Community Health
Volume 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 217-224

Development of an ESL curriculum to educate Chinese immigrants about hepatitis B (Article)

Taylor V.M. , Coronado G. , Acorda E. , Teh C. , Tu S.-P. , Yasui Y. , Bastani R. , Hislop T.G.
  • a Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North (M3-B232), Seattle, WA 98109, United States
  • b Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North (M3-B232), Seattle, WA 98109, United States
  • c Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North (M3-B232), Seattle, WA 98109, United States
  • d Cancer Control Research Program, British Columbia Cancer Agency, 675 West Tenth Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
  • e Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, United States
  • f Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta (Clinical Sciences Building), Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada
  • g Department of Health Services, University of California Los Angeles, 650 Charles Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 98005, United States
  • h Cancer Control Research Program, British Columbia Cancer Agency, 675 West Tenth Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada

Abstract

Chinese immigrants to North America have substantially higher rates of chronic hepatitis B infection than the general population. One area for strategic development in the field of health education is the design and evaluation of English-as-a-Second language (ESL) curricula. The theoretical perspective of the Health Behavior Framework, results from a community-based survey of Chinese Canadian immigrants with limited English proficiency, and findings from focus groups of ESL instructors as well as Chinese ESL students were used to develop a hepatitis B ESL educational module. This research was conducted in Vancouver, BC. Survey data showed that less than three-fifths of the respondents had been tested for hepatitis B, and documented some important hepatitis B knowledge deficits. Further, only about one-quarter had ever received a physician recommendation for hepatitis B serologic testing. The ESL curriculum aims to both promote hepatitis B testing and improve knowledge, and includes seven different ESL exercises: Warm-up, vocabulary cards, information-gap, video, jigsaw, guided discussion, and problem/advice cards. Our quantitative and qualitative methods for curriculum development could be replicated for other health education topics and in other limited English speaking populations. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Chinese immigrants Health education Hepatitis B English as a second language (ESL)

Index Keywords

curriculum China immigrant videorecording Chinese health care planning interpersonal communication human middle aged social support language student Humans conceptual framework Adolescent curriculum development Asian Americans Canada Emigrants and Immigrants female male Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Article adult health education serology English as a second language Cultural Characteristics hepatitis B problem solving
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DOI: 10.1007/s10900-008-9084-x
ISSN: 00945145
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English