This paper provides an in-depth and holistic description of the significance of English language use for a community of university hospital professors in a public university teaching hospital in Algeria. The research follows an exploratory qualitative study methodology. The participants included 26 community members who agreed to take part in focus group interviews, in addition to complementary in-depth interviews and field observations. The study revealed a complex linguistic situation that is characterized by multilingualism, diglossia, code switching, and code mixing. English is used in the traditional domains of research publication and dissemination but has also expanded to the formerly French-medium medical domains such as professional, vocational, educational, and social communication. Community members’ need to use English is motivated by their attempt to integrate into the international medical community through the practice of a variety of skills and tasks organised as domain-related task repertoires. The use of information and communication technologies and participation in international medical conferences have also increased the need for English language use. These results can be used for future ESP research on English for medicine involving the design of English for medical purposes curricula, materials and assessment models, and data collection instruments.

本文深入而全面地描述了使用英语对阿尔及利亚公立大学教学医院的大学医院教授社区的重要性。该研究遵循探索性定性研究方法。参与者包括 26 名同意参加焦点小组访谈的社区成员，此外还有补充性的深入访谈和实地观察。该研究揭示了一种复杂的语言情况，其特点是多语言、双语、语码转换和语码混合。英语用于研究出版和传播的传统领域，但也扩展到以前以法语为媒介的医学领域，如专业、职业、教育和社会交流。社区成员需要使用英语的动机是他们试图通过实践各种技能和任务来融入国际医学界，这些技能和任务被组织为与领域相关的任务库。信息和通信技术的使用以及国际医学会议的参与也增加了对英语语言使用的需求。这些结果可用于未来医学英语的 ESP 研究，涉及医学英语课程、材料和评估模型以及数据收集工具的设计。信息和通信技术的使用以及国际医学会议的参与也增加了对英语语言使用的需求。这些结果可用于未来医学英语的 ESP 研究，涉及医学英语课程、材料和评估模型以及数据收集工具的设计。信息和通信技术的使用以及国际医学会议的参与也增加了对英语语言使用的需求。这些结果可用于未来医学英语的 ESP 研究，涉及医学英语课程、材料和评估模型以及数据收集工具的设计。