English for Medical Purposes: The Need for the Application of a Hybrid-Teaching Environment in Tunisian Medical Institutions

Abstract

This paper is a review article that deals with the field of English for Medical Purposes. The objective of this piece of research is to show that based on various studies on medical discourse, it can be said that there is a continuum of hybrid Medical Englishes. As a result of this plurality, teachers of English in medical schools are supposed to take this variable into consideration. The first part of the article is a theoretical part that refers to research in the domain of English for Specific purposes and the domain of English for Medical Purposes. The theoretical part also mentions the different types of medical discourse. The second part is supposed to give the rationale or the conclusion that can be drawn from the theoretical part.