Naslov
Developing language and communication skills in a medical English course in Croatia

Autori
Krišković, Arijana ; Tominac Coslovich, Sandra

Izvornik
Journal of foreign language teaching and applied linguistics (2303-5528) 3 (2016), 3; 13-24

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
ESP course, medical students, teaching methods, action research

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of medical students about their ESP course. A questionnaire survey including 552 medical students was conducted. The questionnaire was designed to evaluate a medical English course through five categories: the importance of medical English for students’ professional development, oral presentations, course requirements, teaching methods, and organization of the course. The results showedthere was a very positive attitude towards the usefulness of English for the students' future profession. The responses concerning oral presentations showed differences among students depending on the year of study. The findings demonstrated differences in the students' perception of course requirements. The students were indecisive in their evaluation of the teaching methods. The organization of the course was highly ranked. Possible modifications arising from the results of the survey are discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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