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This blog is a part of ELT classroom activity. My views on the following research paper are presented in this blog.
Readers,
This blog is a part of ELT classroom activity. My views on the following research paper are presented in this blog.
English for specific purposes written by Tony Dudley Evans.
English for specific purposes:
English for specific purposes:
English for specific
purpose is a branch of english language teachings. It has developed its own
approachs, materials and methodology and is generally seen as a very active,
even 'feisty' movment that has had considerable influnce over the more genral
activities of TESOL and applied linguistics.
Defination of ESP:
The key defining feature of ESP is that its teaching and
materials are founded on the results of need analysis. Robinson ,in her first
overview of ESP (1980), suggested that limited duration (i.e an intensive
course of a fixed length) and adult lernersn are defaining features of ESP
courses. In her secound survey she accept that, althoug many ESP courses are of
limited duration , a significant number are not (e.g a three or four year
programe as part of a university degree)
and , while it is true that the majority of ESP learners are adults, ESP can be
taught at school. so we can say that ESP is for adult learners.
characteristics of ESP as
follows:
·
ESP is designed to meet the specific needs of the
learner.
·
ESP makes use of the underlying methodology and
activities of the discipline it serves.
·
ESP is centerd on the language ( grammer, lexis,
register),skills, discourse, and genres appropriate to these activities.
Classification:
AS with branches of TESOL
and applied linguastics,ESP is often divided up into various categories with
mystries acronyms. It is usally classified into two categories;
1)English
for acadmic purpose
2) English
for occupational purpose
ESP
leargely speaks for itself; it relate to the English needed in an educational
context, usually at a university or similar institution, and possibaly also at
school level. EOP is more complicated : it relates to proffessional purpose,
e.g those of working doctores , engineer, or business people. the biggest
branch of EOP is business English , the teaching of which can range from
teaching general business related vocabulary
to the teaching of specific skills impoetant in business, e,g
negotiation and meeting skills.
so at the end of this research paper (English for specific
purpose)we can say that ESP is impoetant branch of English language teaching. ESP
teacher is envisaged by those who argue that ESP teaching should be concerned
with rights analysis is as well as needs analysis. ESP teacher is working closely
with the subject teacher ( either together in the classroom or out side in
planing clases), the ESP teacher should not act just as interpreter of the way
that the subject teacher communication information in lectures or his\her
priorities in maeketing assignments\examination answer. She suggest that ESP
should develop an awerness in ESP students of how they can assert their rights,
e.g insisting on asking quistions about points the lecturer has not made clear.
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