A Comparative Study of Two Widely Used ESP Books for Nursing Students Published by Oxford University Press and SAMT Oxford English for Careers:  Nursing 1 vs. English for the Students of Nursing

Sattarpour, Simin; Khalili, Assef; Zeinolabedini, Maryam

doi:10.30465/crtls.2022.37479.2312

Document Type : Research

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Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2022.37479.2312

Abstract

Book evaluation is considered a prerequisite to developing or republicating educational books. Therefore, utilizing an evaluation checklist, 12 university professors, selected through purposive and convenience sampling, evaluated two ESP books in nursing, published by Oxford University Press and SAMT. The findings of the qualitative analysis revealed that the book published by SAMT, no longer seems suitable for today's students. Quantitative analysis indicated that Mean score given to SAMT’s book was significantly lower than Oxford’s. Despite the lack of visual appeal and audio-video files, little variety in the teaching and testing methods, with the old reading-oriented approach, without paying attention to phonetics and grammatical issues, and being far from the language teaching theories, this book has recently been republished for the nineteenth time. Although the problems underlined in SAMT’s book are not observed in the Oxford’s, this book is not error-free, either. It does not fully meet the needs of Iranian students since its major focus is on language use in the career-related contexts with an equal attention to all skills. This comparison can help the authors and syllabus designers in the field of nursing to prepare, compile, and edit books, using the strengths of the existing books.

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A Comparative Study of Two Widely Used ESP Books for Nursing Students Published by Oxford University Press and SAMT Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 1 vs. English for the Students of Nursing

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Volume 22, Issue 6 - Serial Number 106
August 2022
Pages 193-219

A Comparative Study of Two Widely Used ESP Books for Nursing Students Published by Oxford University Press and SAMT Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 1 vs. English for the Students of Nursing

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Volume 22, Issue 6 - Serial Number 106August 2022Pages 193-219

Volume 22, Issue 6 - Serial Number 106
August 2022
Pages 193-219