English for Medical Purposes: A Review

Forward in Teaching English for Medical Purposes

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English for Specific Purposes: Proposing an Innovative Approach to Teaching English to Medical Students

Background: English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses should empower students to satisfy their language needs. However, at many Iranian universities, these courses are mostly taught based on the Grammar Translation Method focusing on teaching grammatical rules and reading comprehension. The present study aims at proposing an innovative approach for teaching English to Medical students that ca...

reading for medical purposes: medical knowledge and english language proficiency.

purpose: the present study seeks to explore the effects of general language proficiency, text readability, and medical knowledge on comprehending medical texts. material & method: 63 medical students in the second year of their study were randomly selected from the english language classes. they answered 100 multiple-choice questions on grammar and vocabulary to establish the level of language ...

English for specific purposes: implications in medical education.

Towards uniformity in English for medical purposes: evaluation and design.

INTRODUCTION A thorough analysis of students' needs will enable teachers to build up a profile of a typical learner. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the current and target English language skill level and use the findings as guidelines in designing a uniform course. METHODS The investigation was carried out at the Congress of Biomedical Science Students of Serbia held...