https://jurnal.umj.ac.id/index.php/ELIF/issue/feed 2025-08-30T00:00:00+00:00 Lidiyatul Izzah elif@umj.ac.id Open Journal Systems <div style="background: #1d5eac; color: #fff; padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 20px; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><strong>Accredited SINTA 4 | e-ISSN: 2622-3597</strong></div> <p style="font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #1d5eac;">English Language in Focus (ELIF)</span></strong> is a journal dedicated to advancing research in English Applied Linguistics and Literature. First published online in August 2018, ELIF has consistently maintained its commitment to scholarly excellence and academic integrity. The journal invites contributions from scholars, lecturers, researchers, and practitioners who engage in critical inquiry and empirical research. The journal aims to foster academic dialogue across diverse linguistic and literary disciplines, providing a platform for emerging and established voices. The journal aims to foster academic dialogue across diverse linguistic and literary disciplines, providing a platform for emerging and established voices.</p> <p style="font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><strong>Publisher</strong>: <strong> <a style="text-decoration: none;" title="Publisher" href="https://umj.ac.id/"> English Department, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta </a> </strong> | <strong>Publication Frequency</strong>: <strong> <a style="text-decoration: none;" title="PF" href="https://jurnal.umj.ac.id/index.php/ELIF/about#publication-frequency"> Biannual (February and August) </a> </strong> | <strong>Access Model</strong>: <strong> <a style="text-decoration: none;" title="OA" href="https://jurnal.umj.ac.id/index.php/ELIF/about#open-access-policy"> Open Access </a> </strong> | <strong>License</strong>: <a class="cursor-pointer" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_new" rel="noopener"> <strong>Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)</strong> </a> | <strong>Peer-Review Process</strong>: <strong> <a style="text-decoration: none;" title="pr" href="https://jurnal.umj.ac.id/index.php/ELIF/about#peer-review-process"> typically within 2 to 6 weeks </a> </strong> | <strong>Plagiarism Policy</strong>: <a style="text-decoration: none;" title="PP" href="https://jurnal.umj.ac.id/index.php/ELIF/about#plagiarism-policy"> <strong>A strict zero-tolerance with graded sanctions.</strong></a></p> https://jurnal.umj.ac.id/index.php/ELIF/article/view/28744 2025-08-15T23:50:24+00:00 Ferra Dian Andanty ferradian@unipasby.ac.id Rahmat Setiawan rahmatsetiawan@unipasby.ac.id

<p>English proficiency is essential in nursing education, as nurses must communicate medical information accurately while demonstrating empathy and ethical awareness. However, many English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses remain limited to vocabulary and grammar memorization, neglecting contextual and humanistic aspects of learning. This study introduces medical-adapted fables as an alternative medium for English instruction in nursing. Employing a mixed-method exploratory–descriptive design, data were gathered from 150 nursing students in Surabaya through questionnaires, complemented by interviews with three participants for deeper insights. Findings reveal that students could recognize key medical vocabulary such as <em>blood pressure</em> (80%), <em>infection</em> (76.7%), and <em>diagnosis</em> (74.7%), along with medical devices including thermometer (86.7%), stethoscope (83.3%), and syringe (80.7%). Ethical communication values were also strongly perceived, particularly empathy (88%), active listening (84.7%), and confidentiality (76.7%). Perception scores exceeded 4.2 on a Likert scale, indicating positive responses toward storytelling as a learning tool. Interviews further highlighted that fables provided memorable and emotionally engaging contexts, fostering confidence and sensitivity in English use. The novelty of this research lies in integrating narrative pedagogy into ESP for nursing, offering promising implications for vocabulary learning, ethical awareness, and global communication readiness.</p>

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