Abstract
English language learning is not uncommon for many university students and programmes, particularly in the fields of nursing education. Pre-service nursing students are required to take certain courses of English language courses in order to meet the educational requirement in many universities in South Korea. However, there is no regulation about what types of English courses should be offered. In this study, based on the information (i.e. inductive surveys, interview sessions, and focus group activities) from 64 currently enrolled nursing students, the researcher sought to understand two research questions, which were, After the completion of both English for Specific Purposes (ESP) (i.e. English for Nursing Purposes) courses and English for General Purposes (EGP), which course would you prefer? Why; and how would the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) (i.e. English for Nursing Purposes) courses meet your expectations as nursing students at the university-level? The results indicated that nursing students tend to select the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses for their English language development because the materials were designed to meet their occupational needs after university graduation (i.e. in the health facilities). The outcomes of this study provided a blueprint for school leaders and department heads to reform and polish their nursing curriculum and plan in order to answer the feedback of the students and pre-service nursing professionals.
Highlights
In the fields of English language teaching and learning, there are different strategies about how to provide appropriate English language courses to learners with different purposes, perspectives, and expectations [1]
From the perspectives of nursing students at the nursing school environments in South Korea, the current study has investigated the motivation of learning for English as a foreign language (EFL) with the direction of English for Nursing Purposes (ENP)
The results of this study indicated that a large number of students, nursing students in the South Korean nursing school environment, prefer the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses
Summary
In the fields of English language teaching and learning, there are different strategies about how to provide appropriate English language courses to learners with different purposes, perspectives, and expectations [1]. 7810 The Motivations of Learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Courses: A Study of English for Nursing Purposes instruction for their degree-seeking students (i.e. pre-service English language teachers). Most of these degree graduates (i.e. with trained teaching and learning experiences for English language learners) understood the developments and importance of the ideas of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at the university-level. As university students usually have their own expectations, directions, and perspectives about their teaching and learning direction and curriculum based on their university major and degree, English language department, for example, should design the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses for individual programme(s) in order to meet the expectations of the learners [10]
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