NEW APPROACHES IN TEACHING MEDICAL ENGLISH TODAY
NEW APPROACHES IN TEACHING MEDICAL ENGLISH TODAY

Summary/Abstract: Foreign language education has gone through many changes over the last 20 years or so. The traditional methods of teaching a foreign language no longer correspond to the needs our students have today. No one says that we should no longer focus on the traditional methods, but that they should be approached from a different perspective. This paper wants to present some of the methods we use during ESP classes (English for Specific Purposes) at the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi. Besides the traditional methods that we still consider important, foreign language teachers have realized the importance of bringing into their classes notions that are related to the students‘ field of study. In our case, references will be made to the ways in which ESP classes for medical students can be used to teach notions on developing communication skills in health care settings.

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