Physicians´ Professional-Linguistic Needs To Study English For Medical Purposes, Esmeraldas, 2018
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Date
2021-09-14
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Publisher
Ecuador - PUCESE- Escuela de Lingüística Aplicada
Abstract
To evaluate the physicians’ professional-linguistic needs in Esmeraldas, a qualitative quantitative investigation was carried out with a sample of 20 doctors from the Hospital Naval, Clínica Colón, Hospital del IESS and Hospital del Sur in Esmeraldas. The analytical - synthetic and hermeneutic methods were used. The results showed that the physicians were interested in learning the English language of their specialty and specifically medical terms to conduct patient interviews, case presentations, and present papers in medical congresses, among other activities. It is concluded that physicians in Esmeraldas have needs to learn English for Medical Purposes, specifically vocabulary and communicative functions related to their profession.
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Tesis previa obtención del título de Licenciado/a en Lingüística Aplicada mención Inglés
Keywords
doctors, English for Medical Purposes, communicative functions, vocabulary
Citation
LA.063