Motivacija za učenje engleskog jezika struke studenata medicine i zdravstvenih studija

Abstract

In today’s modern world marked by globalisation there are great demands for global interaction which stresses the need for English language. The aim of this paper is to recognise the importance of students’ motivation towards learning English for Specific Purposes, i.e. Medical English. In order to determine students’ preferred motivational orientation, a total number of 242 students of medical and healthcare professions were involved in the present study. The results of the principal component analysis of the questionnaire survey showed a three-factor solution with Instrumental, Integrative and Personal Motivation as subscales. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the subscales indicated high internal consistency. The results indicated that participants in our sample, students of medical and healthcare studies, were more integratively motivated. The participants, who self-assessed their English language knowledge as better, had also greater motivation towards learning the language.

Medical language – a unique linguistic phenomenon

“…For every student or professional whose first language is not English, reading scientific medical literature, monitoring the development and progress in medicine, searching for clinical answers within literature, writing research articles, manuscripts, letters, mails, preparing oral presentations, and collaborating with other scientists in English is much more challenging and demanding than it is for native speakers of English. Healthcare practitioners are in high demand not only in EU but also throughout the world (Tomak & Šendula-Pavelić, 2017). For doctors and medical students alike, it is well worth being prepared for future working opportunities.…”

Factors Affecting Motivation in Learning English for Specific Purposes Among Students of Department of Economics at Dong Thap University

“…Instrumental motivation lies in the fact that there is a desire to obtain something assumes an aspect of something more utilitarian. On the other hand, an integrative motivated learner wishes to identify himself with or become integrated into the society that speaks the target language [1].…”

“…Motivation has been the central subject of numerous studies since certain aspects of motivation have a deep impact on the achievement or acquisition of any foreign language [1]. According to Gardner, "the motivated individual is goal directed, expends effort, is persistent, is attentive, has desires (wants), exhibits positive affect, is aroused, has expectancies, demonstrates self-confidence (self-efficacy), and has reasons (motives)" [2].…”

English as a Vocational Passport: Japanese Medical Students and Second Language Learning Motivation

“…The questionnaire consisted of two parts: demographic information (age, sex, self-evaluation of English skill, and TOEFL iTP score) and an evaluation of integrative/instrumental motivation parameters. The 16 Likert-type items in the survey were adapted from a questionnaire used in a previous study by Tomak and Šendula-Pavelić on EMP learning motivation [13], with newly written items to meet the necessities of the current study. The items dealt with integrative/personal (items 1-8) and instrumental/vocational (items 9-16) aspects of motivation.…”