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Fatehi A, Ahmadinia H, Hakimi H, Rezaeian M. Evaluation of Specialized English Curriculum from the Perspective of Students of Rafsanjan Faculty of Medicine in 2021: A Descriptive Study. JRUMS 2022; 21 (8) :885-900
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Background and Objectives: The need for using English language has made it an opportunity to be taught in a professional and academic environment. English for Specific Purposes (ESP) includes teaching English for the people who need it for the objectives such as education in an academic environment or their profession. The aim of this study was to evaluate the curriculum of Medical English from the point of view of medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 301 medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, in different educational levels in 2021, completed a 19-item questionnaire including four dimentions: specific purposes, content of the books, usage of modern technologies for specialized language, and method of assessment. The data was then analyzed using independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson’s correlation test.
Results: 175 students (58.0%) were male and 127 (42.0%) were female. The mean age of students was 23.68±1.99 years. A reverse association was found between age and all aspects of the curriculum except the content. In terms of dimensions of special objectives, participants of different educational levels (physiopathology, internship, stagership) had significant differences in technology (p<0.001), assessment (p=0.001), and total score (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Students were satisfied with the number and credits of the ESPs courses, morning times of the courses, the appropriateness of classroom activities and homework, and multiple choice tests. However, they were dissatisfied with final test mark as the only assessment tool and lack of case based study in the books. Therefore, it seems that continuous evaluation and need assessment of the students are of paramount importance for having more beneficial courses.
Key words: Curriculum, Specialized Language, Student, Medicine, Rafsanjan

Funding: This study was not funded.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.RUMS.REC.1400.046).
How to cite this article: Fatehi Alireza, Ahmadinia Hassan, Hakimi Hamid, Rezaeian Mohsen. Evaluation of Specialized English Curriculum from the Perspective of Students of Rafsanjan Faculty of Medicine in 2021: A Descriptive Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2022; 21 (8): 885-900 [Farsi]
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Type of Study: Description | Subject: Statistics& Epidemiology
Received: 2021/11/30 | Accepted: 2022/10/2 | Published: 2022/11/19

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