Online Learning Readiness: A Case Study in the Field of English for Medical Purposes

Authors : Mustafa Naci KAYAOĞLU, Raşide DAĞ AKBAŞ

Pages : 212-220

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Publication Date : 2017-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to find out online learning readiness level of medical students at a university in the northeastern part of Turkey. As a part of a program development process with a focus on online Medical English, the researcher aimed to determine medical students` online learning readiness level. To this end, Turkish version of Online Learning Readiness Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OLRS); was employed [original version by Hung, Chou, Chen and Own insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2010); and Turkish version by İlhan and Çetin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2013);]. A total of 189 students completed the scale. The overall results suggest that once the internet and computer self-efficacy of the participants are improved, they appear to be ready for the adoption of online learning .
Keywords : English for medical purposes, ELT, online learning, readiness