Abstract The article presents theory and practice of teaching English for Medical Purposes. In the theoretical part, our study deals with role of the teacher and aspects of the learner’s autonomy in EMP teaching, communicative approach, and the development of academic skills such as reading a scientific article, listening to lectures, and giving a presentation. The practical part is divided into three sections. Students were tested for reading and listening for specific information as well as general understanding. The main factors which caused difficulties in listening comprehension (Skills Evaluation 1) are the speaker’s rate of speech, accent, the role of a listener, the type of language used, the context of situation, background noise and visual support. The analysis of the main errors in reading comprehension (Skills Evaluation 2) showed the incorrect use of prepositions, passive voice, tenses, specific medical and academic vocabulary, and discourse markers. Assessment of the most common weaknesses in presentation skills (Skills Evaluation 3) includes lack of confidence and eye contact, overuse of haptics, fearful body posture, and the inappropriate use of paralanguage.

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医学英语课程的学术技能和学习者自主能力的发展

摘要本文介绍了医学英语教学的理论和实践。在理论部分，我们的研究涉及教师的角色以及学习者自主性在EMP教学，交流方法和学术技能发展方面的作用，例如阅读科学文章，听讲座和做报告。实际部分分为三个部分。对学生进行了阅读和听力测试，以获取特定信息以及一般理解。导致听力理解困难的主要因素（技能评估1）是说话者的讲话速度，口音，听众的角色，使用的语言类型，情况，背景噪音和视觉支持。对阅读理解中主要错误的分析（技能评估2）表明，介词，被动语态，时态，特定医学和学术词汇以及话语标记的使用不正确。评估表达能力中最常见的弱点（技能评估3）包括缺乏信心和目光接触，触觉过度使用，可怕的身体姿势以及不当使用副语言。