English Language Target Needs Of Medical Students At Ibb University In Yemen

Driven by the understanding that learners’ needs should be considered for an effective English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course, this study aimed to investigate the English language target needs for the development of the existing ESP course at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at...

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Main Author:	Hussein Farea, Wafa Ahmed Ali
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	P1-1091 Philology Linguistics(General)
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spelling	my-usm-ep.602142024-03-18T02:40:58Z English Language Target Needs Of Medical Students At Ibb University In Yemen 2023-07 Hussein Farea, Wafa Ahmed Ali P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Driven by the understanding that learners’ needs should be considered for an effective English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course, this study aimed to investigate the English language target needs for the development of the existing ESP course at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Ibb University (IU) in Yemen. The needs analysis (NA) is a vital asset in designing and developing suitable ESP curriculum to meet the academic and professional requirements of the students. The conceptual framework of the present study is based on structuration theory and constructivism theory, along with Hutchinson and Waters’ (1987) framework utilised as a tool to identify the learners’ necessities, lacks and wants. A triangulation research method was followed in the present study. Thus, two different instruments, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach was adopted for the English language target needs analysis. The maximum variation purposive sampling strategy, the most common purposive sampling strategy, is employed in the current study to select a representative sampling of the stakeholders and to give much insight into needs analysis from different perspectives. 2023-07 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/60214/ http://eprints.usm.my/60214/1/24%20Pages%20from%20WAFA%20AHMED%20ALI%20HUSSEIN%20FAREA.pdf application/pdf en public masters Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut Pusat Pengajian Bahasa, Literasi & Terjemahan
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description	Driven by the understanding that learners’ needs should be considered for an effective English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course, this study aimed to investigate the English language target needs for the development of the existing ESP course at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Ibb University (IU) in Yemen. The needs analysis (NA) is a vital asset in designing and developing suitable ESP curriculum to meet the academic and professional requirements of the students. The conceptual framework of the present study is based on structuration theory and constructivism theory, along with Hutchinson and Waters’ (1987) framework utilised as a tool to identify the learners’ necessities, lacks and wants. A triangulation research method was followed in the present study. Thus, two different instruments, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach was adopted for the English language target needs analysis. The maximum variation purposive sampling strategy, the most common purposive sampling strategy, is employed in the current study to select a representative sampling of the stakeholders and to give much insight into needs analysis from different perspectives.
format	Thesis
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author	Hussein Farea, Wafa Ahmed Ali
author_facet	Hussein Farea, Wafa Ahmed Ali
author_sort	Hussein Farea, Wafa Ahmed Ali
title	English Language Target Needs Of Medical Students At Ibb University In Yemen
title_short	English Language Target Needs Of Medical Students At Ibb University In Yemen
title_full	English Language Target Needs Of Medical Students At Ibb University In Yemen
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title_full_unstemmed	English Language Target Needs Of Medical Students At Ibb University In Yemen
title_sort	english language target needs of medical students at ibb university in yemen
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publishDate	2023
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English Language Target Needs Of Medical Students At Ibb University In Yemen

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