VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES = BD 05 == NGUYÊN THỊ THẢO AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSEBOOK “ENGLISH FOR PHARMACEUTICAL COURSE” FOR THE SECOND - YEAR STUDENTS AT VAN HIEN MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCHOOL (Đánh giá giáo trinh “English for pharmaceutical course” danh cho sinh viên năm thứ hai Trưởng Trung cấp Y, Dược Văn Hiến) M. PROGRAM PROGRAMME THESIS PFLELD: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 601410 HA NOT- 2013 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES = BD G8 ==: NGUYÊN THỊ LHẢO AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSEBOOK “ENGLISII FOR PIIARMACEUTICAL COURSE” FOR THE SECOND - YEAR STUDENTS AT VAN HIEN MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCHOOL, (Đánh giá giáo trinh “English for pharmaceutical course” đành cha sinh viên năm thứ hai Irường Trung cấp Y, Dược Văn Hiến) M. PROGRAM PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 601410 SUPERVISOR: Dr. NGO ATU HOANG.
DA NOL - 2013 ABBREVIATIONS. BA- Bachelor of Arts BLT - English Language Teaching ESP - English for Specific Purposes uur - [Hanoi University of ‘Technology PARTA INTRODUCTION In park A, T will introduce ralionale, aims, significance, scope and organization of the study. Rationale of the study. English has been the main language of intemational communication.
which has become an integral part of most modern professions. Along with this trend, branch of English Language Teaching (ELT) — English for Specific Purposes (BSP) has been focused on more. Harding (2007: 6) putsit: “in ESP — English for Specific Purposes the purpose for learning the language is paramount and relates directly to what the leamer needs to do in their vacation or job”. ESP material for pharmaceutical students at Van Hien School is designed Lo help students get effective knowledge related to their job in the future.
This material has been introduced to students since 2009. It has been officially used as the core inalerial for the students of Pharmacy al Vari Hien School. English is a compulsory subject at this school. Knglish course for pharmaceutical students is divided into two slages The first slage consists 60 class hours of general English with the courscbook Headway Elementary written by Liz and John Soars (2000).
And in the second part (the third semester), they have 30 class hours of USP with Linglish for Pharmacy. It was designed by two first teachers but they moved ta other school. This material contains 25 units. Hach unit includes one reading text and pronunciation of new words.
The reading text introduces the theme of unit related to pharmacy. The secand one is the list of new words with pronunciation Teachers and students feel dissatisfactions with this material because of many reasons. Until now, no research on the course baok evaluation has been cared out to examine how well the material being im use match the course requirements in terms of aims, content and methodology. And based on those reasons, the researcher decides to evaluate this material named “English for pharmaceutical course” with Ihe hope thal.
ik will help lo improve the materia!’s vil 1. Criteria for Materials Evaluation.4, Rescarch instruments in materials evaluation. Checklists a Summary CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY .1, Research questions restated. Data collection insLruments.
Data collection procedures. CIIAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 3. The results from the evaluation of aims. Aims of the course.
Results from the analysis of maternal ans and questionnaires -38 3. The results from the cvaluation of the content. ESP material analysis.2 Teachers and students’ opinion on the content of the mualcrial 32 3. quality and get better learning cfficiency as well as stimulate students’ interest in language learning to meet the students’ needs and the course requirements.
Aims of the study This study is to evaluate the ESP material “English for pharmaceutical course” to determine how the material satisfies the requirements in terms of aims, content and methodology and what the material effects on students. From the evaluation, some suggestions for using the material will be shown to change and improve the effectiveness of the material for the better use. This study aims al. answering the follawing questions: 1.
What effects does the material “Lnglish for pharmaceutical course” have on students in terms of aims, content and methodology? 2. Whal are students and Leachers’ altitudes Lowards this matcrial? 3. Significance of the study The findings of the study are expected to be useful not only to the researcher, the English teachers who are caching Fnglish but alsa to the sccond year pharmaceutical students at Van Hien Intermediate School. Besides, the evaluation tesulls will show the suitability and unsuitability of the ESP material in use, so thal the roscarcher will make some suggestions to improve the material to be better use in the nearest time.
Scope of the study In textbook and evaluation, many criteria need to be examined like layout, cultural bias, audience, aims, content, methodology, and so on. Ilowever, because of limited time, the researcher bases on the Hutchinson and Waters’ (1987) criteria for evaluation with focus on the three following criteria: aims of the material, content of the material (in term of language points covered, skills, text types, and topics), and methodology (im terms of types of Lasks and exercises, and Leaching - learning techniques). And the researcher only investigates the attitude of the second year pharmaceutical students and English teachers at Van Hien Intermediate School based on their feedback. Organization of the study The sludy is orgamad into lwo parls ax follows: PartA discusses about rationale, aims, significance, scope and organization of the study.
Part B, development, the main part in this study, consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 presents a review of literate of this study and theoretical background about materials and materials evaluation. Previous studies are presented first. This chapter 1s concentraled on the issues relaled to ELT material evaluation including the roles and types of materials in language.
‘hen, it presents major issues in materials evaluation such as: definitions, reasons, types, principles, models as well as crilcria of materials evaluation. The chapter ends with research mslruments: in materials evaluation. Chapter 2 describes the choices of methodology adopted in the study, the dala collection instruments, the subjects as well as the dala collection procedures Chapter 3 presents the results of the study and the discussion of those results, data analysis ard the firslmgs of the study, poimting out Lhe strengths and weaknesses of the material. Chapter 4 shows recommendations of the study, the limitations of the study, suggestions for further study and conclusion of the study.
quality and get better learning cfficiency as well as stimulate students’ interest in language learning to meet the students’ needs and the course requirements. Aims of the study This study is to evaluate the ESP material “English for pharmaceutical course” to determine how the material satisfies the requirements in terms of aims, content and methodology and what the material effects on students. From the evaluation, some suggestions for using the material will be shown to change and improve the effectiveness of the material for the better use. This study aims al.
answering the follawing questions: 1. What effects does the material “Lnglish for pharmaceutical course” have on students in terms of aims, content and methodology? 2. Whal are students and Leachers’ altitudes Lowards this matcrial? 3. Significance of the study The findings of the study are expected to be useful not only to the researcher, the English teachers who are caching Fnglish but alsa to the sccond year pharmaceutical students at Van Hien Intermediate School.
Besides, the evaluation tesulls will show the suitability and unsuitability of the ESP material in use, so thal the roscarcher will make some suggestions to improve the material to be better use in the nearest time. Scope of the study In textbook and evaluation, many criteria need to be examined like layout, cultural bias, audience, aims, content, methodology, and so on. Ilowever, because of limited time, the researcher bases on the Hutchinson and Waters’ (1987) criteria for evaluation with focus on the three following criteria: aims of the material, content of the material (in term of language points covered, skills, text types, and topics), and methodology (im terms of types of Lasks and exercises, and Leaching - learning techniques). And the researcher only investigates the attitude of the second year pharmaceutical students and English teachers at Van Hien Intermediate School based on their feedback.
Language points and tokE fyPQS. cào dc ccc c3 3. Results from the evaluation of the methodology. Methodology implied in the material in terms of tasks/ exercises.
Methodology implied in the material in terns of teaching - leaning techniques - - - - - - 38 3. 39 CITAPTER 4: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSTO! 4.1, Recommendations for the material improvement. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further study. Conclusions of the study.oooieooorreee ¬— ¬— ¬ Appendix 1: lHutchiwon and Waters’s criteria checklist for materials evaluation.
Appendix 2: Questionnaire for students. Appendix 3: Questionnaire for teachers Appendix 4: A sample unit quality and get better learning cfficiency as well as stimulate students’ interest in language learning to meet the students’ needs and the course requirements. Aims of the study This study is to evaluate the ESP material “English for pharmaceutical course” to determine how the material satisfies the requirements in terms of aims, content and methodology and what the material effects on students. From the evaluation, some suggestions for using the material will be shown to change and improve the effectiveness of the material for the better use.
This study aims al. answering the follawing questions: 1. What effects does the material “Lnglish for pharmaceutical course” have on students in terms of aims, content and methodology? 2. Whal are students and Leachers’ altitudes Lowards this matcrial? 3.
Significance of the study The findings of the study are expected to be useful not only to the researcher, the English teachers who are caching Fnglish but alsa to the sccond year pharmaceutical students at Van Hien Intermediate School. Besides, the evaluation tesulls will show the suitability and unsuitability of the ESP material in use, so thal the roscarcher will make some suggestions to improve the material to be better use in the nearest time. Scope of the study In textbook and evaluation, many criteria need to be examined like layout, cultural bias, audience, aims, content, methodology, and so on. Ilowever, because of limited time, the researcher bases on the Hutchinson and Waters’ (1987) criteria for evaluation with focus on the three following criteria: aims of the material, content of the material (in term of language points covered, skills, text types, and topics), and methodology (im terms of types of Lasks and exercises, and Leaching - learning techniques).
And the researcher only investigates the attitude of the second year pharmaceutical students and English teachers at Van Hien Intermediate School based on their feedback. quality and get better learning cfficiency as well as stimulate students’ interest in language learning to meet the students’ needs and the course requirements. Aims of the study This study is to evaluate the ESP material “English for pharmaceutical course” to determine how the material satisfies the requirements in terms of aims, content and methodology and what the material effects on students. From the evaluation, some suggestions for using the material will be shown to change and improve the effectiveness of the material for the better use.
This study aims al. answering the follawing questions: 1. What effects does the material “Lnglish for pharmaceutical course” have on students in terms of aims, content and methodology? 2. Whal are students and Leachers’ altitudes Lowards this matcrial? 3.
Significance of the study The findings of the study are expected to be useful not only to the researcher, the English teachers who are caching Fnglish but alsa to the sccond year pharmaceutical students at Van Hien Intermediate School.
