ASSESSING ESP IN KINESIOLOGY STUDENTS

A random sample of 62 fourth-year students - 37 men and 25 women - with the Faculty of Kinesiology University of Zagreb (Croatia) participated in this analysis. The aim was to identify any possible differences between genders on the one hand, and students belonging to one of the three specialization groups (Sport, Physical Fitness Training/Physical Conditioning and Kinesiological Recreation) on the other. Gender and specialization group were used as two categorical predictors for the multivariate two-factor analysis of variance which showed no significant differences either between genders or between the three specialization groups as regards their written test mark in the subject English language in the third year of the kinesiology study, the final examination mark in the subject English language in the third year of the kinesiology study, the sum of 28 dictation items test scores and the sum of 28 translation items test scores that served as dependent variables. The presented results make it possible to conclude that all the tasks both at the examination in the third year of the kinesiology study (written and oral examination) and at the dictation and translation tests given to the students in the fourth year of the kinesiology study were well structured and well balanced.