Scientific English in Nursing Sciences and Health Techniques: Attitudes and language needs of teachers in Morocco
L'anglais reste la langue étrangère la plus dominante dans les pays non anglophones. Par conséquent, sa maí®trise í un niveau décent constitue un outil clé de communication et une qualification inestimable pour l'enseignement universitaire. Dans le système éducatif universitaire marocain, très peu d'études académiques ont été menées sur ce sujet. La présente étude a été coní§ue í la fois pour faire un état des lieux de la situation actuelle et pour évaluer les besoins réels et opérationnels en termes d'usage professionnel de cette langue dans l'enseignement. Une étude transversale a été réalisée auprès d'un échantillon aléatoire de 200 enseignants exerí§ant au sein des Instituts Supérieurs des Professions Infirmières et Techniques de Santé au Maroc. L'enquíªte a enregistré un taux de réponse élevé (92%), reflétant l'importance de ce sujet parmi la population étudiée. Les participants ont donné la priorité aux compétences linguistiques de lecture et d'écriture plutí´t qu'í l'écoute et í l'expression orale. Les attitudes et les besoins des enseignants í l'égard de l'anglais diffèrent considérablement selon leur milieu sociodémographique et académique. Les doctorants, pour des raisons liées í leurs recherches scientifiques, sont les plus susceptibles d'íªtre intéressés í améliorer leurs compétences en anglais. Les enseignants en Sciences Infirmières, Techniques de Santé sont conscients de la valeur que l'anglais scientifique peut apporter. Cependant, leur niveau global d'anglais a tendance í íªtre faible. Pour combler les déficits linguistiques, il est conseillé í tous les enseignants, notamment ceux impliqués dans la recherche académique, de s'inscrire í des cours d'anglais adaptés í leur niveau.
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