Implementing English for Medical Purposes (EMP) in South Korea: Nursing students' ongoing needs analysis.
Implementing English for Medical Purposes (EMP) in South Korea: Nursing students' ongoing needs analysis.
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在韩国实施医疗英语 (EMP)：护理学生的持续需求分析。
DOI：
10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104989
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
L. Choi
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作者：
L. Choi
尽管在东亚地区，为护士和护理专业学生开设的医学英语课程越来越受欢迎，但对这些课程是否满足学生特定的语用或学习需求的研究相对较少。本研究通过对66名韩国护理专业学生的问卷调查和访谈数据的分析，旨在揭示学生的具体学习目的和语用需求与目标语群体的价值观和习俗高度相关。研究结果表明，虽然大多数学生同意需要英语为特定用途的课程，他们报告说，目前的课程并不完全符合他们的需要和期望，因为（a）只有英语的课堂政策，（B）有限的英语学术素养，和（c）非本地化的材料。研究结果有助于东亚地区的语言教育工作者、政策制定者和研究人员更好地理解关注医学英语课程的特殊性和学生的独特需求的重要性，并为他们提供提高医学英语课程的有效性和特殊性的建议。
Despite the growing popularity of English for Medical Purposes courses for nurses and nursing students in the East Asian region, relatively little research has been done to investigate whether these courses meet students' specific pragmatic or learning needs. Drawing on the analysis of questionnaires and interview data collected from 66 South Korean nursing students who enrolled in the Medial English course, the study aims to demonstrate the students' specific learning purposes and their pragmatic needs that are highly relevant to the values and conventions of the target discourse community. The findings of the study suggest that while most students agree with the need for English for Specific Purposes courses, they report that the current courses do not fully fit their needs and expectations because of (a) an English-only classroom policy, (b) limited academic literacy in English, and (c) non-localized materials. Findings help language educators, policy makers and researchers in the East Asian region to better understand the importance of looking at specificity of English for Medical Purposes courses and the students' unique needs, and provide them with suggestions for enhancing the effectiveness and specificity of English for Medical Purposes courses.