Explorations on setting and teaching of practical course of medical English for academic purpose
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1485.2017.07.007
- VernacularTitle:《医学英语学术实践》课程设置与教学探索
- Author:
Rongzheng REN
- Keywords:
English for specific purpose (ESP);
Medical English;
Target situation;
Genre analysis;
Situational teaching
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2017;16(7):674-679
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The practical course of medical English for academic purpose is the academic module of medical English teaching system. Based on the target situation analysis, the course consists of reading and writing of scientific papers, design of academic posters, and oral presentation in academic conferences, all of which focus on the selected key literature. During the course, the genre analysis theory, task-based teaching and situational teaching were applied to help students to improve their practical competence of academic English through accomplishing different kinds of academic communicative activities.
