چکیده:
This study is an attempt to find the relationship between EGP and ESP test in medical field of studies in Iranian context. To do this, four fields of study were randomly selected out of medicine fields. Estimating the mean and standard deviation of the tests, the variance overlap between EGP and ESP tests were calculated. The results indicated that there was no systematic relationship between the students' scores on EGP and ESP tests. In fact the findings indicate that they do not provide similar information. In other words it is not safe to claim that students obtain higher scores in EGP test will receive higher score in ESP test or vice versa in medical field of studies Accordingly, it will be appropriate to accept that EGP and ESP tests have a complementary role in the assessment of the Language proficiency of ESP students.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"In second language teaching/learning situations for academic purposes, especially in higher education in universities where English is the medium of instruction or other programs that make extensive use of academic materials written in English, reading is paramount.
Thus, for at least these three groups of students (those in EFL contexts, those at advanced levels of proficiency, and those with a need for English academic purposes) effective learning in a second language is crucial.
English for Specific Purposes Learners in both ESP and EGP courses are learning English for communication.
Course Design ESP is an approach to language teaching which aims to meet the needs of particular learners.
While register analysis paid attention to the features of specific contexts which were used as a syllabus in ESP courses, functional/notional grammar was a move from language syllabuses organized on structural ground to one based on functional or notional criteria.
A process-oriented approach to course design uses language data as a means of activating learning strategies and this activation can only occur if the manner in which the language is presented is in accord with the cognitive styles of the learners.
Therefore ESP approach in testing should be based on the analysis of learners' target language use situation and specialist knowledge of using for real communication.
Conclusion In sum, concerning the relationship between the students scores on the general English test and the ESP tests in the four fields under investigation there is only a high correlation in medicine and a moderate correlation in nursing while there is very weak correlation in pharmacy and midwifery."