| Title |
Survey of the English language needs of the senior students of physical and biomedical sciences / |
| Translation of Title |
Fizinių ir biomedicinos mokslų fakultetų vyresniųjų kursų studentų anglų kalbos poreikių tyrimas. |
| Authors |
Rozgienė, Inga ; Trečiokaitė, Albina |
| DOI |
10.15388/Verb.2011.2.4962 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Verbum.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2011, t. 2, p. 122-130.. ISSN 2029-6223 |
| Keywords [eng] |
ESP ; Students' needs ; Language skills ; Syllabus |
| Abstract [eng] |
The article presents the results of a survey carried out by teachers of the Department of English for Physical and Biomedical Sciences of the Institute of Foreign Languages of Vilnius University at the Faculties of Chemistry, Mathematics and Informatics, Medicine, Natural Sciences and Physics. An anonymous questionnaire was used as an instrument for that purpose, and students of senior years who have already completed the English language course and passed the final examination served as the target group. The aim of the study is to present the results of the above multi-purpose survey: to obtain a retrospective feedback on the ESP taught, identify the dynamics in the students needs at higher levels of tuition as well as to gain some insights into the possible gaps/lacks in the present scheme of the delivery of ESP which may have some implications for improvement/modifications in the further process of teaching ESP thus contributing to the refinement of the quality of the course. The results of the survey imply that a large proportion of the senior students surveyed do not consider the academic and professional English language skills acquired during the first years of studies sufficient to study and communicate in the professional environment successfully and believe that the studies have to be extended further in the later years of the study prograrnme. The survey also reveals that the courses of English delivered are well-balanced and satisfy the needs of the majority of the respondents. This is especially true of the reading skills (the main academic skills) which have been acquired and applied practically by most respondents. The findings also suggest that the need to communicate in professional environment (both orally and in writing) emerges far later, when the course of English is already completed. It is therefore recommended to offer modules of English to seni or students specially designed to meet their changing needs. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2011 |
| CC license |
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