Vocabulary Knowledge Dimensions in ESP Textbooks: The case of “Professional English in Use: Medicine” (2007) and “Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide” (2021)
| dc.contributor.author | OUCHAOUA, Kahina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-01T08:40:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-01T08:40:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | 74p. ; Ill. en coul. ; 30cm.+(cd) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study aims at identifying the dimensions of vocabulary knowledge within two medical English textbooks entitled “Professional English in Use: Medicine” (2007) and “Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide” (2021). It seeks to find out whether vocabulary tasks within the two textbooks follow Nation’s (2013) word knowledge taxonomy of vocabulary dimensions. The latter classifies vocabulary knowledge into three aspects which are form, meaning and use. In addition, it uses Hussin, Nimehchisalem and Kalajahi (2015) checklist of vocabulary evaluation to determine the differences in distribution, contextualisation and newness of vocabulary within the two textbooks. After applying quantitative analysis, data obtained from the analysis of vocabulary tasks have been presented in tables and diagrams. Similarly, qualitative content analysis (QCA) has been applied to analyse the textbooks by contrasting the principles of Hussin, et al (2015) checklist of vocabulary evaluation against “Professional English in Use: Medicine” (2007) and “Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide” (2021). Results of the study have demonstrated that the three dimensions of vocabulary knowledge are involved in both “Professional English in Use: Medicine” (2007) and “Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide” (2021), where the dimensions of meaning and use are more highlighted compared to the dimension of form. Results have also revealed that the way vocabulary items are distributed differs from “Professional English in Use: Medicine” (2007) to “Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide” (2021), in that the latter reflects an almost equal distribution of vocabulary items and includes almost all the principles of vocabulary contextualisation and newness taken from Hussin, et al (2015) checklist of vocabulary evaluation. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.ummto.dz/handle/ummto/19416 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Mouloud Mammeri University OF Tizi-Ouzou | en |
| dc.subject | EMP, Nation’ (2013) aspects of vocabulary knowledge, textbook analysis | en |
| dc.title | Vocabulary Knowledge Dimensions in ESP Textbooks: The case of “Professional English in Use: Medicine” (2007) and “Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide” (2021) | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |