Intro to ESP - Meeting 4 Meeting 4-.pptx

Intro to ESP - Meeting 4 Meeting 4-

1. CLASSIFICATION OF ESP

2. What makes ESP differ than EGP? ESP is based on learner needs some basic tenets tend to be for adult learners as they are more likely to have specific needs related to their study or occupation Learners tend to have more focused goals than EGP learners . is based on a needs analysis arising from academic or workplace settings. a specific range of knowledge and skills learners may have more externally oriented motivation. Focus on specific lexis

3. Which is ESP, which is EGP? Adult learners ESP EGP Learners have a common goal Learners have a wide range of goals Learners have high external motivation Learners have a range of motivation Are short term Are long term Based on needs analysis Have an academic, professional or workplace focus Have no specific focus Have specific content Have general content Are based on specific target communication May include limited exposure to target communicative events Focus on specific lexis A full range of lexis is included A limited range of skills taught – for example, writing and speaking All four skills are taught with equal focus

4. Classification of ESP English for academic purposes (EAP) English for occupational purposes (EOP) many subdivisions that overlaps ( setting , level of experience and field of ESP)

5. English for academic purposes ( EAP) Focuses on students’ communicative needs at university . Students at English-language universities need to learn the appropriate forms, lexis and genres relevant to their discipline and academic level. M ost EAP teachers have direct personal knowledge of academic requirements , as probably all EAP teachers have at least some experience of studying at university. English for undergraduates VS English for research students English for chemistry students VS English for social-work students. Example: the notion of specificity: how specific should or can an EAP course be ??

6. preparatory courses EAP prepare students for entry to university may be delivered in the student’s home country prior to departure may be delivered in the destination country prior to commencing academic study Pass university language entry requirements

7. EAP English for general academic purposes (EGAP) English for specific academic purposes (ESAP). the learners may come from a range of specializations comprises a range of general academic language abilities that can be transferred to a range of different academic situations regardless of the setting or subject area. students who will study medicine, mathematics and history at university may be in the same English class. M aterials that are of general academic interest are used. the learners are from similar backgrounds. For example , business . In this case, materials are directly relevant to the learners’ intended area of study.

8. Covers a broad range of types of ESP Likely to be very specific and quite narrow in focus The course offers only those structures and vocabulary relevant to the communicative needs of the occupation English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) EOP course for entry level manufacturing workers. Example: to talk about their work processes complete orders understand safety measures communicate with other workers and supervisors.

9. Other Types of ESP The focus of EST is on the technical and semi-technical vocabulary of scientific texts, the commonly found grammatical structure in them and their genres – for example, a laboratory report. EST English as the international language of medical research, clinical communication concerning medical procedures and treatments, and doctor–patient English is used to facilitate intercultural communication between non-native English speakers. English is the global language of business communication and transaction focuses on the communicative needs of students of law, the needs of practitioners . very general legal language, and it may focus on legal texts that require specialist knowledge. EBP EMP ELP

10. A course for a group of ten Bromo mountain guides who need English to take groups of tourists into the mountain. They are being released for half a day per week to study English. A course for a group of recently arrived refugees, from various countries , in Canada. Ultimately, they want to find jobs. The local government provides English classes for 10 hours per week. A group of students who will be studying for various Doctoral’s degrees at a US university. They study English full-time at the language centre attached to the university. They need to pass the English course to continue with their studies. A group of 8 international education undergraduates who are at risk of failing their teaching practice because of poor oral skills. They only have three available hours per week for an English class. A group of newly recruited creative designers at a US well-known company. They are from non-English speaking country. They have a four-week intensive English course before they take up their positions. Let’s Practice! Is the course EAP or EOP? Pre- or Post-experience?

11. The focus of an ESP course may be narrow or broad . The single most defining feature of ESP courses to remember for instructors is that they are based on the analysis of learner needs.