VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES HÀ HẢI HỒNG AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSEBOOK “NURSING 1” AND ITS SUITABILITY TO THE SECOND-YEAR NURSING STUDENTS AT QUANG NINH MEDICAL COLLEGE (ĐÁNH GIÁ GIÁO TRÌNH “NURSING 1” VÀ SỰ PHÙ HỢP CỦA GIÁO TRÌNH VỚI SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ HAI CHUYÊN NGÀNH ĐIỀU DƯỠNG TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG Y TẾ QUẢNG NINH) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Hanoi, 2016 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES HÀ HẢI HỒNG AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSEBOOK “NURSING 1” AND ITS SUITABILITY TO THE SECOND-YEAR NURSING STUDENTS AT QUANG NINH MEDICAL COLLEGE (ĐÁNH GIÁ GIÁO TRÌNH “NURSING 1” VÀ SỰ PHÙ HỢP CỦA GIÁO TRÌNH VỚI SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ HAI CHUYÊN NGÀNH ĐIỀU DƯỠNG TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG Y TẾ QUẢNG NINH) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Assoc. Lâm Quang Đông Hanoi, 2016 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis and the work presented in it are my own and has been generated by me as the result of my own original research.
This work was done wholly while I am in candidature for a Master degree at this University; 2. This thesis has never been submitted partially or wholly for a degree or any other qualification at this University or any other institution; 3. Where I have consulted the published work of others, this is always clearly attributed; 4. Where I have quoted from the work of others, the source is always given.
With the exception of such quotations, this thesis is entirely my own work; 5. I have acknowledged all main sources of help; 6. Where the thesis is based on work done by myself jointly with others, I have made clear exactly what was done by others and what I have contributed myself. I am fully aware that should this declaration be found to be false, disciplinary action could be taken and penalties imposed in accordance with University policy and rules.
Hanoi, October 2016 Ha Hai Hong i TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This study would not have been completed without the help and encouragement which I received along the way. First and foremost, I wish to express my profound gratitude to my supervisor - Assoc. Lâm Quang Đông, who during the preparation of this thesis has been most willing and ready to give me valuable advice, inspiration and supervision. I also acknowledge my sincere thanks to all the professors and lecturers at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi for their insightful lectures, invaluable assistance and useful guidance.
I would like to extend my appreciation to the teachers and nursing students of K9 at Quang Ninh Medical College for their participation and assistance throughout the process of the study. I am indebted to the authors of the reference materials whose ideas have inspired me throughout the writing process. Last but not least, I am grateful to my family whose encouragement was vital to me in completing this paper. ii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com ABSTRACT It is undeniable that medical ESP coursebooks play a crucial part in teaching and learning ESP at medical colleges and universities.
Therefore, this study focused on evaluating the coursebook Nursing 1, Oxford University Press before it comes into use for nursing students at Quang Ninh Medical College. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the coursebook in terms of Audience, Aims, Content and Methodology from both teachers‟ and students‟ perspectives to make out how suitable the book is to nursing students at the college. The writer applied three major methods including document analysis, questionnaire and informal interview to carry out the research. The results of the study show that the coursebook is appropriate to be used for nursing students at the college although it has some drawbacks which can be adjusted through the process of adaptation by the teachers.
iii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS EAP English for Academic Purposes EFL English as a Foreign Language ELT English Language Teaching EMP English for Medical Purposes EOP English for Occupational Purposes ESL English as Second Language ESP English for Special Purposes EVP English for Vocational Purposes GE General English QNMC Quang Ninh Medical College VESL Vocational English as a Second Language iv TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com LIST OF CHARTS, FIGURES AND TABLES Chart 1: Students‟ time of learning English Chart 2: Students‟ levels of English Chart 3: Learners‟ attitudes towards learning ESP Figure 1: Types of ESP (From Hutchinson and Waters, 1987) Figure 2: The evaluation model of Hutchinson and Waters (1987) Table 1: Students‟ and teachers‟ ranking of the purposes of learning ESP Table 2: Students‟ and teachers‟ requirement for the topics of the coursebook Table 3: Students‟ and teachers‟ requirement for grammar of the coursebook Table 4: Students‟ and teachers‟ requirement for vocabulary of the coursebook Table 5: Students‟ and teachers‟ requirement for skills of the coursebook Table 7: Students‟ and teachers‟ requirement for activities of the coursebook Table 6: Students‟ and teachers‟ requirement for the support of the coursebook v TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION. iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. iv LIST OF CHARTS, FIGURES AND TABLES. Aims of the study.
Scope of the study. Methods of the study. Organization of the study. An overview of ESP.
Definition of ESP. Classification of ESP. Characteristics of ESP course. Characteristics of English for Medical Purpose.
Roles of using the coursebook in language teaching and learning. Definitions of textbook, coursebook and materials. The importance of coursebook. Definition of coursebook evaluation.
Purposes of coursebook evaluation. Types of coursebook evaluation. Techniques of coursebook evaluation. Criteria for coursebook evaluation.
Models for coursebook evaluation. 12 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail. The importance of conducting a pre-use evaluation. Reasons for adapting.
Areas for adaptation. Techniques for adaptation. Previous studies on coursebook evaluation. The current ESP teaching and learning situation at Quang Ninh medical college 17 1.
The coursebook description. Data collection instruments. Data collection procedure. Data analysis procedure.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. The analysis of ESP training curriculum. The analysis of the coursebook. The requirements for the coursebook.
The requirement for the content. The requirement for the methodology. The suitability of the coursebook in terms of audience. The suitability of the coursebook in terms of aims.
The suitability of the coursebook in terms of content. The suitability of the coursebook in terms of methodology. 38 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
The strengths and weaknesses of the coursebook. To the content. To the methodology. Limitations of the study.
Suggestions for further study. 45 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale ESP has had a relatively long time to mature. Since the early 1960's, ESP has grown to become one of the most prominent areas of EFL teaching today.
The growth of ESP has also generated an increasing number of specialized textbooks. The importance of the textbook is undeniable since it determines the major part of classroom teaching and student learning. Although choosing a textbook is daunting, it has significant influence on students‟ ability to meet their language learning objectives and affects both the process of learning and outcomes. Nevertheless, as Swales (1980) states, textbooks, especially coursebooks, exhibit problems and extreme cases are examples of educational failure.
Thus, to have a successful language teaching program, it is necessary to have good materials, and to make the most effective use of a textbook, it is necessary for teachers to carefully examine all aspects of the textbook and compare it against an assessment tool. The current ESP coursebook used at Quang Ninh Medical College (QNMC) was collected and edited from various sources. To some extent, its objectives meet teaching and learning‟s goals such as vocabulary and reading development. However, for communicative target in learning language, it does not meet teaching and learning requirements.
It includes the texts, then the exercises, which contain only questions to improve reading comprehension and the same kind of questions for all 12 units, which gives students little interest in learning. There is no CD, no video, no suggested reference books or sources enclosed in this book. This material has been used at QNMC since 2011 and it appears to be uninteresting and unsuitable to the objectives of the course. Therefore, the writer of this study recommends a new coursebook Nursing 1, Oxford University Press that has received many positive comments from colleagues of other medical colleges.
However, it is necessary to have overall evaluation on the coursebook before it comes into use so that 1 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com the teachers can assess its suitability to the students and adapt the coursebook for the highest effectiveness in teaching and learning. For those reasons, the topic “An evaluation of the coursebook "Nursing 1" and its suitability to the second-year nursing students at Quang Ninh Medical College” was chosen with the intention that a new but suitable and useful coursebook will be used to enhance the learning efficiency as well as stimulate students‟ interest in language learning. Aims of the study This study aims to evaluate the strengths and the weaknesses of the coursebook and its suitability to the objectives of the curriculum, content and methodology from both the teacher‟s and the nursing student‟s perspectives at Quang Ninh Medical College. Based on the evaluation results, possible ways for adaptation of the book are suggested so that it can be used for teaching and learning ESP in the most effective way at QNMC.
What are the strengths and the weaknesses of the coursebook Nursing 1? 2. How suitable is the coursebook to the second-year nursing students at QNMC? 4. Scope of the study In coursebook evaluation, there are a great number of criteria that should be taken into consideration such as: the audience, the content, the methodology, the cultural bias, the layout, the authenticity, and so on. In this study, the criteria for evaluation were based on Hutchinson and Waters (1987) with focus on the four following criteria: audience, aims, content and methodology.
2 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail. Methods of the study This study employed three methods including document analysis, survey questionnaires and informal interviews. These methods are described in detail in chapter two. Organization of the study The study consists of 3 parts: Part I - Introduction - presents the rationale, aims, scope and methodology of the study Part II - Development - includes 3 chapters: Chapter 1 – Literature review – provides a theoretical basis for the study.
First, it surveys the literature on the theories of the basic concepts such as English for Specific Purposes and English for Medical Purposes, regarding the definition, classification, and characteristics. Second, it reviews coursebook evaluation, need analysis in terms of definition, types, purposes and models. The last part of the chapter presents the issues involving coursebook adaptation which serve as a base for the improvements recommended at the end of the study. Chapter 2 – Research Methodology – includes an overview of the approach used in conducting the study.
It also provides a thorough description of the data collection procedure as well as the analytical procedure. Chapter 3 – Results and discussion – reports the findings of the survey and discusses the prominent aspects. Part III – Conclusion – makes conclusion of the study; recommends the improvements to the coursebook; expresses the limitations and suggestions for further research. 3 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1.
An overview of ESP 1.