Can ESP be tested by EGP?

M Ahmadi

doi:10.22037/jme.v3i1.867

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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Can ESP be tested by EGP?

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M Ahmadi^1,*

1Faculty member of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 3, issue 1; e105012

Published online:Mar 17, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Mar 14, 2009

Accepted:Mar 17, 2009

How to Cite:M AhmadiCan ESP be tested by EGP?.J Med Edu.3(1):e105012.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v3i1.867.

Abstract

Background: There are two main methods employed for the evaluation of the reading comprehension ability of students of ESP; one using specialized English texts, and the other with general English texts.Purpose: To determine whether or not there is a correlation between the two methods. Methods: In the regular 1998 examinations for admission to PhD courses for 18 different medical disciplines, in which 30 subject-specific English test items were given to the applicants of each discipline, all of them were alsoevaluated using a set of 30 general English test items (n=201 0).Results: There was a positive correlation of71% between the scores of the examinees in the two tests, the highest and the lowest correlation being respectively in the scores of the applicants of Epidemiology (84%; n=118), and environmental health (56%; n=70).Conclusion: Our finding seems to warrant the use of EGP test as an adequate measure of English language competency for academic purposes.

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Language Testing

Reading Comprehension assessment

EGP

ESP

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