Rezabala Jama Tania Katherine2023-12-052023-12-052021-09-14LA.063https://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/37860Tesis previa obtención del título de Licenciado/a en Lingüística Aplicada mención InglésTo 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.endoctors, English for Medical Purposes, communicative functions, vocabularyThesis