Lg 546 materials evaluation

ESP AND EAP CLASSES

ESP EVALUATION

• Teaching materials in English for specific purposes tend to be viewed as distinct and separate from general coursebooks. Emphasis on content and the unfamiliarity of the content.
• Differences in the roles of the teacher and the learners and in the design of the materials.

Materials in ESP

• Characteristics of ESP Materials.
• To those unfamiliar with the world of ESP the approach and the materials can seem different and inaccessible. However, this is a misleading impression probably created by the specialized and often technical nature of the subject in ESP books.
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Classroom Roles

• Student and Teacher Roles.
• At the level of much ESP work, the roles of the teachers and learners will be different from those in general courses. They will be more equal in most cases.

 

Design

• Design and Methodology.
• In design, ESP materials may differ considerably from general coursebooks . They will generally assume a foundation of proficiency in general English, and from the start will focus on aspects of English specific to the subject area being covered.

 

Task based Approaches:

• An advantage of a task based approach is that, at the end, there is a product of a realistic nature. This not only gives learners a feeling of achievement, but also gives them the opportunity to evaluate their performance against real-world criteria which they themselves will have, based on their previous professional experience.

 

ESP REFERENCES

• Harding, K. 2007. English for Specific Purposes. Oxford.
• Basturkmen, H. 2006. Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes. NJ.
• Hutchinson, T. & Waters, A. 1987. English for Specific Purposes: A Learning Centred Approach. Cambridge.
• Orr, T. 2002. English for Specific Purposes. Alexandria.
• Pilar-Garc, M. 2000. English for Specific Purposes: Discourse Analysis and Course Design. Bilbao.