ACTA FAC MED NAISS 2012;29(3):153-157

 Professional article

UDC:811.111`276.6:61﴿:378.1        DOI: 10.2478/v10283-012-0021-7

An Outline of EMP Course Design

Zorica Antić

University of Niš, Faculty of Medicine, Serbia


sUMMARY

Society is now at a stage at which it is possible to obtain information about almost anything within a very short period of time. Such a situation requires the usage of one language for mutual understanding and communication of scientific, technological and academic information among different linguistic groups within a multilinguistic community. English has become the common language of international experts in a wide range of subjects, including medicine. Courses in ESP focus on the specific vocabulary and the unique language skills those in a given field are likely to require. The overall goal of the English in Medicine course at the Faculty of Medicine in Niš is to improve the proficiency of the learners and inevitably comprises the discoursal, grammatical and sociolinguistic competence and performance depending on the four linguistic skills.

Key words: course design, terminology, written and oral communication, language skills, medicine