Students’ satisfaction with the English for specific purposes course

Language training at higher education institutions accompanies education in various professional fields - medicine, economics, law, engineering, etc. This paper provides a review of Nursing and Midwifery students’ motives that will inevitably lead to improvements in both the language and vocational training of future medical professionals as well as explores the level of satisfaction with the English for specific purposes (ESP) course. After analyzing the results of the survey, the students in the two specialties demonstrated high levels of satisfaction with their achievements in the ESP course regarding their basic language skills for the Nursing students (48,15%) and knowledge acquisition in the chosen area for the Midwifery students (46,10%). The main incentive among the students in the study of English for specific purposes is the successful professional realization and the development of basic communication skills.