Bilingual teaching methods in Medical Immunology based on the characteristics of English vocabulary and terms in the specialty

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of English terms in the specialty of Medical Immunology and to explore the application of bilingual teaching method in the course of Medical Immunology.Methods: The characteristics of composition of English terms and abbreviations in Medical Immunology were analysed.The bilingual teaching methods,"Induction of terms","Extension of terms" and "Summary in terms" were designed and apllyied in the course of Medical Immunology.Results: Most of English terms in Medical Immunology are composed of common vocabulary common root and the prefix or suffix,or combined with,furthermore there are more abbreviations of terms and less the specialty specific terms,which is conducive to the bilingual teaching and learning.Through the implementation of bilingual teaching methods designed on the features of the English terminology,the students' understanding of the specialty terms and related concepts was promoted on the bilingual level,the good teaching efficacy was obtained.Conclusions: The bilingual teaching methods based on the characteristics of English terms Medical in Immunology are inducive to promote the teaching efficacy of the bilingual course of Medical Immuology.