the effect of ict-based teaching method

background:     purpose:     methods:     results:     conclusion:     key words:     ict, esp, medical students , methodology instruction based on ict specialized articles is a more effective method for teaching esp to the students of medicine linguistically and methodologically. the students achieved better results with internet-based medical english articles, compared to the traditional text-based method. the students were mostly satisfied with the former method (77.2%); 72.3% were willing to continue with that method, and some 75% of them achieved good scores in final exam. this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 60 second-year students of medicine having esp course. they were assigned into two groups based on their average scores: one group attended a class of which materials were chosen from the latest published medical articles in internet and the other attended a traditional text-based class. care was taken to select texts of the same level of legibility. the language proficiency of the students was measured by english language battery test (elba test). to assess and compare the students' english for specialized purpose (e.s.p.) learning in two approaches of traditional text-based and internet–based articles. journal of medical education   winter 2004;4(2):81-83 in recent years, explosion of knowledge and internet access seriously challenged the traditional language of teaching and learning methodologies. most teachers and experts recognize the need for a teaching method using information & communication technology (ict) facilities.