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Teaching of Vocabulary to Medical Students in ESP Courses
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An International Peer
 
Vol. 1 Issue - 1
TEACHING OF VOCABULA
Teaching specialist vocabulary in 
language teaching at a university level. The purpose of ESP classes is to 
prepare university students to communicate effectively in their target work 
setting and during their clinical practice abroad. The first part o
provides a theoretical basis for the presentation of a variety of exercises 
aiming at the teaching of Medical English. In the second part, the authors 
of this paper present the examples of activities designed for their students 
and performed i
effectively help the students in acquisition and long
of the scientific vocabulary related to their field of studies.
Introduction: 
Since 1960s English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has become a vital activity within 
the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) or English as a Second Language 
(TESL). ESP is an approach in which English language teaching is tailored to the specifi
learning and language use needs of identified groups of students (Hutchinson and Waters, 
1987). Dudley-Evans and St John (1998) define ESP in terms of “absolute” and “variable” 
characteristics. Absolute characteristics are: it meets specific needs of the
use of underlying methodology and activities of the discipline it serves, it is centered on the 
language appropriate to these activities in terms of grammar, lexis, register, study skills, 
discourse and genre. Variable characteristics i
designed for specific disciplines, it may use, in specific teaching situations, a different 
methodology from that of General English, it is likely to be designed for adult learners, either 
at a tertiary level institution or in a professional work situation, it is generally designed for 
intermediate or advanced students, but can be used with beginners. 
Fig. 1. Classification of ESP courses