Absence of English in the Presence of English. The Need for EMP Courses in Pakistani Medical Colleges

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad (Faculty of Integrated Studies and Research), course: PhD English, language: English, abstract: The present study aimed at the identification of the opinions about learning English at medical colleges in Pakistan in order to recommend a course of English for the medical learners in Pakistan. The empirical research was conducted in the two medical colleges of Rawalpindi city by means of survey questionnaires. The sample for the study consisted of 203 medical students, 95 teachers of medicine and 101 medical trainees. Data were analyzed quantitatively. The findings revealed that the amount of English taught before joining medical college is not adequate to meet academic and professional medical needs of the medical learners. Therefore a serious need for course of English has been felt that should be urgently implemented in the medical colleges of Pakistan.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Mahwish Mumtaz Niazi
• Verlag: Grin Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783668117785
• ISBN: 978-3-668-11778-5
• Seiten: 28
• Abmessung: 148 mm x 210 mm x 1 mm
• Gewicht: 56 g
• Serien: Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V312903; Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V312903
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft