Medical English Genres - Indispensable Tool for Effective Academic and Professional Communication / Žanrovi u engleskom jeziku za potrebe medicine: neophodno sredstvo za efikasnu akademsku i profesionalnu komunikaciju

• Published in: Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis 2015-03, Vol.32 (1), p.77-81
• Main Authors: Milosavljevic, Natasa, Antic, Zorica
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: communicative tool; international use of English; medical science; medicinska nauka; međunarodna upotreba engleskog jezika; pisani i usmeni žanrovi; sredstvo komunikacije; written and spoken genres
• ISSN: 2217-2521; 0351-6083; 2217-2521
• DOI: 10.1515/afmnai-2015-0008

The English language is undoubtedly lingua franca of contemporary globalised world. Besides its widespread use in official communication among different countries, it has also huge impact within the borders of one country as well. Taking into account the fact that nowadays it represents the basic communicative tool in the field of medical science it has acquired both scientific and educational value. The concept of genre is a key term in medical communication and includes the written and spoken genres. International use of English in the field of medical science encompasses not only sheer transfer of new information and ideas but adoption of the well established features of written and spoken genres. However, it should be emphasized that these genres are at the same time dynamic and subject to changes in wider contexts surrounding this discipline. Engleski jezik je nesumnjivo lingua franca u savremenom globalnom svetu. Pored široke upotrebe u zvaničnoj komunikaciji među različitim zemljama, engleski jezik ima veliki uticaj i unutar granica jedne zemlje. Uzimajući u obzir činjenicu da danas predstavlja osnovno sredstvo komunikacije u oblasti medicinske nauke, engleski jezik dobija naučnu i obrazovnu vrednost. Koncept žanra jeste ključni termin u medicinskoj komunikaciji i uključuje pisani i usmeni žanr. Međunarodna upotreba engleskog jezika u oblasti medicinske nauke obuhvata ne samo prenošenje novih informacija i ideja već i usvajanje opšte poznatih osobina pisanog i usmenog žanra. Međutim, treba naglasiti da su ovi žanrovi istovremeno dinamični i skloni promenama u širem kontekstu ove discipline.