DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ESP COURSE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: A STEP TOWARDS BUILDING UP A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Abstract

The present investigation aims at highlighting the urgent and pressing need for introducing English instruction in the medical field, so that to contribute in the building up of a knowledge society and equip our medical doctors with the linguistic tool that enables them to be active participants in the progress of our society as well as in international medical conferences. The purpose of this study is firstly, to propose the official implementation of an ESP course as part of medical students’ curriculum, secondly to explore the ESP situation in the Department of Medicine through the identification of target students’ needs, the elicitation of ESP teaching deficiencies, and how to remedy to the existing lacks by the incorporation of new elements in the intended course to make it respond to global changes.