TAILIEUCHUNG - ESP TARGET SITUATION NEEDS ANALYSIS: THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE NEEDS AS PERCEIVED BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE RIYADH AREA

The independent variable in the present study was media presentation mode, being single mode (sound only) and double mode (sound and text). The dependent variables were learners’ English listening comprehension and cognitive load. There were two tests in the present study. The first test, for examining the participants' listening comprehension, was given immediately after concluding the ubiquitous learning activity. The second test was given to the . | ESP TARGET SITUATION NEEDS ANALYSIS THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE NEEDS AS PERCEIVED BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE RIYADH AREA by MAJID ALHARBY Under the Direction of Linda Harklau ABSTRACT Although the ESP approach is widely used in English language programs in Saudi Arabia few applications have been conducted to customize ESP courses to suit the Saudi work environment. The medical field represents this challenge since English is used as the tool of communication in the Saudi medical field. The purpose of this study was to investigate the English language communicative needs of health professionals in the Riyadh area by investigating their language use in the workplace in order to provide empirical data serving Saudi ESP context. The study used the framework of needs analysis to investigate the extent of English use in the careers of medical professionals the required level of the reading writing listening and speaking skills in different activities and the perception of health professionals towards their English language preparation during their previous college study. A questionnaire was constructed and distributed to three different hospitals in the Riyadh area representing five different medical sites. The sample population consisted of health professionals representing physicians dentists pharmacists and applied medical technicians. 787 questionnaires were distributed. Out of these 787 questionnaires 259 came back representing a response rate of . Out of the 259 received questionnaires 34 were disregarded due to incomplete answers or non qualified respondents. This brought the total number of usable forms to 225 questionnaires. The questionnaire consisted of 22 items and 20 sub-items. For each item and sub-item frequency and percentage were calculated using the SPSS statistical package. The findings of the study indicated that the English language is used extensively at the workplace and plays an important role in the careers of health .

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