DYSLEXIA AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS OF MEDICINE

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study examining the level of knowledge of students of medicine
about dyslexia as dyslexia is a complex disorder that is the object of study and interest of various scientific
fields and professions including neurologists, paediatricians, educators, special educators, psychologists.
The sampling unit consisted of 129 respondents that were full-time students of Faculty of Medicine of
Comenius University in the second year of their university studies. They all reached at least the B1 level of
the CEFR scale and were attending a compulsory course “English for Medical Students”. Their task was to
complete a short questionnaire (11 items) about dyslexia which examined the areas such as the origin of
dyslexia, signs of dyslexia and treatment of dyslexia. The study has revealed some surprising outcomes
which are further discussed in the article. The article is the outcome of the project VEGA NO.1/0118/20
called Dyslexia as a cognitive-linguistic disorder and its symptoms in developing literacy skills in the mother
tongue (Slovak) and a foreign language (English).
Keywords: dyslexia, medical students, neurological disorder, reading.