Students’ Perceptions of Demotivating Factors in Learning English for Specific Purposes at a Military Medical University in Vietnam

English for specific purposes (ESP) is currently incorporated and categorized in Vietnamese tertiary curricula. This study was conducted at a military medical university in northern Vietnam. The aim of the study was to identify the factors that demotivate medical university students in the military...

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Published inJournal of language teaching and research Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 1467 - 1477
Main Authors Huong, Le Vien Lan, Tuyet, Ngo Thi, Giang, Dang Nguyen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Academy Publication Co., LTD 01.09.2024
Academy Publication Co., Ltd
Subjects
College students
Curricula
Educational objectives
English for special purposes
English for specific purposes
Higher education
Infrastructure
Medical education
Medicine, Military
Military schools
Motivation
Motivation in education
Public opinion
Qualitative research
Research methodology
Second language learning
Student attitudes
Study and teaching
Teachers
Teaching
University students
Vietnam
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Summary:English for specific purposes (ESP) is currently incorporated and categorized in Vietnamese tertiary curricula. This study was conducted at a military medical university in northern Vietnam. The aim of the study was to identify the factors that demotivate medical university students in the military environment from learning ESP. The demotivating factors were divided into four categories: (1) connected to teachers; (2) linked to students; (3) related to infrastructure; and (4) associated with university/faculty. In this study, data gathered from questionnaires issued to 454 third-year students and interviews with 40 students has been processed using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. The results of the investigation demonstrate that demotivating variables are essentially unrelated to teachers. Actually, the factors that make the students demotivated to learn ESP are mainly associated with the university/faculty, the students themselves, and the infrastructure. Furthermore, the findings contribute to recommendations for how to enhance ESP learning for students both at the military medical university and other education institutions.
ISSN:1798-4769
2053-0684
DOI:10.17507/jltr.1505.08