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Nurses’ Perceptions of English for Nursing Coursebooks at the University Level in Vietnam |
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15 June 2023 |
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The Journal of Mekong Societies |
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SCOPUS |
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abCenter for Research on Plurality in the Mekong Region Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand |
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2024 |
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| Abstract |
The article aims to investigate nurses’ perceptions of English for Nursing coursebooks taught at faculties of nursing at the university level in Vietnamese. 221 nurses working at public and private hospitals participated in the study. The questionnaire and semi-structured interview were conducted to collect quantitative and qualitative data. The results revealed that the participants perceived that listening and speaking activities in the coursebooks encouraged communicative practice; however, listening exercises were insufficient for them. In addition, reading texts were not intensive enough in terms of terminology for a nursing career, and writing tasks mainly focused on form filling rather than writing medical documentation, such as nursing diagnoses. In addition, the topics in the coursebooks were neither diverse nor updated with new information, and Vietnamese cultural features were not included in the coursebooks. Finally, it was difficult for them to read or write journal articles because the coursebooks did not include academic English. The results suggest educators to re-design the coursebooks with the recommended guidelines to provide opportunities for nursing students to strengthen their English use in medical contexts. The implementation of various and diverse topics and Vietnamese cultural features should be considered. Further research could focus on instructors’ teaching approaches to teaching English for Nursing coursebooks. |
| Keyword |
English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English for Nursing, coursebooks, nurses, perceptions |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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นานาชาติ |
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