title: [Foreign language as a compulsory subject at the Medical School].
abstract: The paper presents the introduction of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) to the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade as a compulsory subject of Serbian undergraduate studies. The area of interest includes the distinction between GENERAL/STANDARD and SPECIFIC use of English as well as the history of ESP in four stages of development. Finally, the author presents the specificities of the use of English for Medical purposes (EMP), including the teaching aims and student needs and expectations after a two-year foreign language study period. The paper ends by presentation of examples of the difference in use among specific English terms.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mićić
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D007802:Language; D015022:Yugoslavia