Sociopragmatic Competence in Medical Higher Education: Structure, Criteria, and Measurement Methods

Salimova, Gulnoza

doi:10.22049/jalda.2026.31530.1982

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Document Type : Research Article

Author

Gulnoza Salimova

MA in Applied Linguistics, Department of Youth Affairs, Spirituality and Enlightenment, Abu Ali ibn Sino Bukhara State Medical Institute, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2026.31530.1982

Abstract

Sociopragmatic competence—the ability to use language appropriately in accordance with social, institutional, and cultural context—represents a critical yet comparatively underexplored dimension of medical professional communication. In Uzbek-medium higher education, validated structural models and assessment frameworks for this construct appear to remain limited, particularly within the Central Asian context. This study aimed to develop a theoretically grounded structural model of sociopragmatic competence for medical higher education, articulate component-specific assessment criteria, and identify appropriate measurement methods through a systematic integrative literature review conducted across Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, PubMed Central, and Google Scholar, yielding 54 sources retained for thematic synthesis following PRISMA-ScR screening procedures and employing abductive reasoning evaluated against criteria of internal coherence, theoretical grounding, and practical applicability. The study proposes the five-component MedSPC Model, organized across two hierarchical planes. The foundational plane encompasses Sociopragmatic Knowledge and Discourse Organizational Competence, while the performative plane comprises Interactional Role Competence, Face Management Competence, and Pragmatic Adaptability. The model is accompanied by a component-specific four-level assessment rubric and a Multi-Method Assessment Battery (MMAB) consisting of four complementary instruments. All components are theoretically grounded and presented as a structured research agenda subject to empirical validation. The MedSPC Model is presented not as a set of validated claims but as an empirically generative framework that produces testable hypotheses about the structure, development, and assessment of medical sociopragmatic competence, with empirical validation constituting the essential and immediate next step in this research agenda.

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Main Subjects

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)

Article Title [Persian]

شایستگی جامعه-‌کاربردشناختی در آموزش عالی پزشکی: ساختار، معیارها و روش‌های سنجش

Author [Persian]

گولنوزا سلیموا

کارشناس ارشد زبانشناسی کاربردی، گروه امور جوانان، معنویت و روشنگری، مؤسسه پزشکی دولتی ابوعلی ابن‌سینای بخارا، بخارا، ازبکستان

Abstract [Persian]

شایستگی جامعه-‌کاربردشناختی، یعنی توانایی استفادۀ مناسب از زبان متناسب با بافت‌های اجتماعی، نهادی و فرهنگی، همچنان یکی از ابعاد اساسی و در عین حال فاقد فهم کامل نظری در حوزۀ ارتباطات حرفه‌ای پزشکی در آموزش عالی به زبان آموزشی ازبکی به شمار می‌رود. تاکنون هیچ الگوی ساختاری یا چارچوب سنجشِ اعتبارسنجی‌شده‌ای برای این سازه در بستر آسیای مرکزی ارائه نشده است. پژوهش حاضر با هدف توسعۀ الگویی ساختاری و مبتنی بر مبانی نظری برای شایستگی جامعه-‌کاربردشناختی در آموزش عالی پزشکی، تبیین معیارهای اختصاصی ارزیابی برای هر مؤلفه و شناسایی روش‌های مناسب سنجش انجام گردید. در این مطالعه از روش مرور نظام‌مند تلفیقیِ متون علمی در پایگاه‌های اطلاعاتی اسکوپوس، وب آو ساینس، اریک، پاب‌مد سنترال و گوگل اسکالر بهره گرفته شد. در نهایت، پس از اجرای فرآیند غربالگری بر اساس دستورالعمل‌های PRISMA-ScR، تعداد ۵۴ منبع برای ترکیب موضوعی انتخاب شدند. همچنین، استدلال اکتشافی با اتکا بر معیارهای انسجام درونی، استحکام نظری و قابلیت کاربرد عملی به‌کار گرفته شد. یافته‌های پژوهش به ارائۀ «الگوی MedSPC» مشتمل بر پنج مؤلفه منجر گردید که در دو سطح سلسله‌مراتبیِ بنیادی (دانش جامعه‌-کاربردشناختی و شایستگی سازمان‌دهی گفتمان) و عملکردی (شایستگی ایفای نقش تعاملی، شایستگی مدیریت وجهه و انطباق‌پذیری کاربردشناختی) سازمان‌دهی شده‌اند. افزون بر این، یک چارچوب چهارسطحیِ اختصاصی برای ارزیابی هر مؤلفه و نیز «بستۀ سنجش چندروشی» (MMAB) شامل چهار ابزار مکمل طراحی و از منظر نظری توجیه شدند. الگوی MedSPC نه به‌عنوان مجموعه‌ای از ادعاهای اعتبارسنجی‌شده، بلکه به‌مثابه چارچوبی مولد برای پژوهش‌های تجربی ارائه می‌شود که فرضیه‌های قابل‌آزمونی را دربارۀ ساختار، فرایند رشد و شیوه‌های سنجش شایستگی جامعه‌کاربردشناختی در حوزۀ پزشکی تولید می‌کند. اعتبارسنجی تجربی این الگو، گام ضروری و فوری بعدی در این حیطۀ پژوهشی به شمار می‌رود.

Keywords [Persian]

شایستگی جامعه-‌کاربردشناختی
آموزش پزشکی
شایستگی ارتباطی
سنجش زبان
گفتمان حرفه‌ای

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Sociopragmatic Competence in Medical Higher Education: Structure, Criteria, and Measurement Methods

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript Available Online from 19 June 2026

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
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