This paper sheds light on the perception of hospital staff towards learning English and work culture at a private hospital known as the IMC of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. English is one of the advantages for working in a good hospital like this one which is quite advanced and equipped, and the work culture is suitable for continuous professional development. The paper also attempts to examine the ways which can be used to improve proficiency of English among the hospital professionals. After the selection of a convenient-purposive sample of 75 hospital professionals, a questionnaire was developed and responses were tabulated and analyzed. Hospital's training unit was also approached to cross check the data elicited from the professionals. The data reveal that most hospital staff has a positive attitude towards learning English for professional reasons. They have a desire to undergo professional training for continuous and further development in addition to the current work culture suitable for practicing English. The study also reflects on the efforts done by the hospital administration to train the employees for specific English to be used in the hospital for health purposes.

The prime aim and objective of this study was to explore and analyse the difficulties faced by the hospital professionals in knowing and using medical vocabulary (terms) in day to day professional life. It is generally known that English for Specific Purpose (ESP) is different from other general vocabulary courses in many ways. In order to carry out the study, subjects comprised 76 trainees who attended a professional development/training course on the medical terminology. The location of the training course was Jeddah (KSA) which was attended by four types of hospital professionals and trainees. Apart from the personal experience in the past and the current 30 hour-training, a self developed questionnaire was also used to elicit required data. The results of the survey indicated that most of the trainees faced difficulties due to: difficulties in English, Greek and Latin borrowing, difficult word-structure and lack of opportunities to practice. Based on the findings, it could be suggested that the learners should apply some strategies to pursue self-learning via web resource and peer learning.

Despite its inevitable significance, the effect of in-service English education on medical professionals has rarely been studied longitudinally. The reason can be issues such as physicians' heavy workload, commuting problems, inappropriate class times, and inexperienced teaching staff. A needs assessment worksheet was administered to faculty members of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran and the responses were analyzed. A project for the promotion of faculty members' English proficiency was formulated. Then, following a placement test, 235 applicants from the university colleges and hospitals were classified into 28 homogeneous groups. After four terms of instruction, the participants' scores on the pre- and post- assessments were analyzed. There was significant improvement in participants' total scores on different communicative skills (P<0.001). Regarding individual skills also, they achieved meaningful gains on listening (P<0.001), writi...

It not uncommonly known that Indonesia is among countries with English is a foreign language or in other words English is not the language of instruction. As the effect of globalization, the importance of English in Indonesia comes to the growing seen from the increased needs of English such as the language competency is one of core requirements to get certain jobs or academic degrees. The current goal of Indonesia government is to follow the lead of neighbor countries in the 21st century trend in tourism and health which is interchangeably called “medical tourism” or “health tourism”. It proves to pull millions of dollars annually to its destination countries. At some point, English language competency can be assumed to play significant roles in medical tourists’ choices of destinations. This study discusses Indonesia’s potential to become an additional medical tourism destination, as indicated by recent government policy declarations. The author investigated this issue by studying...

Professional development is an essential part of well-established organizations in today's marketplace. Since English is the language of science nowadays, it is crucial that healthcare providers, especially nurses, become competent English users as it is incorporated in almost every form of professional development (e.g., courses, books, research articles, updated guidelines). In this sense, the principal aim of the study was to measure the perceptions of professional Egyptian nurses regarding the role of English in enhancing the COPA model core competencies in a cardiac context. In this pursuit, the study employed a quantitative exploratory approach as a 30-item questionnaire based on a 5-point Likert scale was constructed and disseminated to professional nurses. 82 participants took part in the study. Data were collected and analyzed using the IBM SPSS program. Results revealed that 1) the English language significantly influences the COPA model nursing core competencies according to perceptions of the participants and 2) English enhances the core competencies through improving nurses' assessment and intervention, communication, critical thinking, human caring and relationships, management, leadership, teaching and finally knowledge integration into practice and finally 3) male nurses are more aware of the importance of English in improving their core competencies than female nurses. The same applies to experienced nurses.

As the demand of turning Thailand to be the center of Medical Hub of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), English skills have been playing a vital role to designate the successful career path of many healthcare personnel especially nurses (Pandey and Sinhaneti, 2013). This study was aimed at investigating the current needs of English skills of Thai nurses working in 5 JCI-accredited hospitals in Bangkok namely Bangkok Hospital, Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, Vejthani Hospital, BNH, and Phayathai2 International Hospital. 20 copies of the ethics approved questionnaire were randomly distributed to nurses in each hospital. After the process of accidental sampling, arithmetic means of 100 participants in terms of hours communicating in English per week ( ̅ ≥42.6) or number of English speaking patients they talk to per week ( ̅ ≥22.6) or other qualifications which are defiable as ‘good English skills’ were applied for selecting samples of the study. Needs of English skills from 63 samples who m...

Background: Nurses these days face tough competition in their field. In order to sustain in the healthcare industry they have to augment their language and communication skills especially English language. Lack of improvement in their language impact the impression of hospitals. The success of an effective healthcare has been attributed to strong communication skills between the health personnel and the patients. Objective: To assess the English communication skills among the nurses in a multispecialty hospital. Materials and Methods: A study was done with a sample size of 150 among nurses to identify the level of English language among them and to further identify causes for poor compliance in using English for communication. The respondents were assessed with a questionnaire prepared after a pilot study. Results: From the study, it was revealed that there is a strong relationship among the respondents in the aspect of training programme in English and its effectiveness on them. Most of the nurses gave an opinion that the difficulties faced by them were mostly related to grammar and the biggest challenge faced by a majority of them is the fear they carry. It is found that significant majority are of the opinion that a regular class for English speaking and communication is necessary for nurses to improve their diction. Conclusion: Specific English tutoring classes is mandatory for the nurses and should also be combined with counseling sessions to overcome the fear of the language and speaking in English without inhibitions.

La PCR quantitative permet de quantifier le développement du mycélium avant apparition des symptômes. Pour la septoriose du blé, maladie à incubation longue, un tel outil semble particulièrement intéressant. Il faut cependant être capable d'en interpréter les résultats en termes opérationnels. En 2007 et 2008, des cinétiques de biomasse fongique ont été obtenues sur des essais faisant l'objet d'observations de symptômes à pas de temps régulier. Les suivis de symptômes ont permis de déterminer la date d'explosion des symptômes. On montre qu'il existe une relation linéaire entre le résultat issu de la PCR quantitative et l'intervalle de temps entre la date du prélèvement et la date d'explosion des symptômes. Moyennant une amélioration de cette relation, la PCR quantitative pourrait donc s'inscrire dans des schémas d'avertissement ou de conseil. Mots-clés : blé (Triticum aestivum), septoriose (Mycosphaerella graminicola), PCR quantitative, prévision ...