THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROPOSED BASIC FRESHMAN AND SOPHMORE-ENGLISH COURSE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES (EMP) ON LANGUAGE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN EGYPTIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS

Research Abstract

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROPOSED BASIC FRESHMAN AND SOPHMORE-ENGLISH COURSE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES (EMP) ON LANGUAGE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN EGYPTIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS PhD Thesis Abstract By Dr. Marwa Abdel Fattah Ahmed Haroun TEFL Lecturer Beni-Suef University, Faculty of Education Department of Curricula and Methodology 2008   Abstract The Effectiveness of a Proposed Basic Freshman and Sophomore-English Course for Medical Purposes (EMP) on Language Skills Development in Egyptian Medical Students There is a consensus that English for specific purposes (ESP) courses in general, and English for Medical Purposes (EMP) courses in particular, are not evident in most Egyptian universities. Hence, the purpose of this study was to design a basic core English for Medical Purposes (EMP) course for the medical students enrolled in the first two years at the Faculty of Medicine at Beni-Suef University. The sample of the study consisted of 40 medical freshmen who volunteered to participate willingly in the study. This study utilized the quasi-experimental one-group design and the medical students were all assigned to the experimental group. The participants were pretested by the EMP test prepared by the researcher, followed by intensive sessions of the proposed English for medical purposes course designed by the researcher. At the end of the sessions, the participants were evaluated by means of the posttest. The statistical analyses of the data indicated significant differences between the pre-test and the post-test mean scores in favor of the post-test. Results of the first hypothesis verified that there were statistically significant differences (estimated as 41.5) at 0.01 between the mean scores obtained by the subjects in the pre and post administration in the development of the overall reading, academic writing, and medical terminology skills altogether in favor of the post administration. Results of the second hypothesis indicated that there are statistically significant differences (estimated as 11.7) between the mean scores obtained by the subjects in the pre and post administration of the pre-post test in the development of the reading skills in favor of the post-test administration. Results of the third hypothesis asserted that there were statistically significant differences (estimated as 10.9) between the mean scores obtained by the subjects in the pre and post administration of the pre-post test in the development of the academic writing in favor of the post-test administration. Results of the fourth hypothesis showed that that there were statistically significant differences (estimated as 17.6) at 0.01 between the mean scores obtained by the subjects in the pre and post administration in the development of medical terminology skills in favor of the post administration. Consequently, the results gleaned proved the effectiveness of the proposed EMP course on developing the reading skills, academic and scientific writing skills, and medical terminology skills of the medical entrants enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine (Beni-Suef University).The findings revealed that the proposed EMP course and its website, designed to improve the English language skills of the medical students, proved to be effective in developing the English language skills of the medical students. The findings from this study emphasize the urgent need of changing the English course that is offered at the faculties of medicine from mere GE to EMP that is mainly based on the medical students' genuine needs. At the conclusion of the dissertation, broader implications of this study are offered in addition to suggestions and recommendations.

Research Keywords

اللغة الإنجليزية -مهارات اللغة الإنجليزية