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

Year 2017, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 212 - 220, 01.12.2017

Mustafa Naci Kayaoğlu Raşide Dağ Akbaş

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 (OLRS) was employed [original version by Hung,
Chou, Chen and Own (2010) and Turkish version by İlhan and Çetin (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

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