ESP Syllabus Course description :
This course gives an overview o verview of the history and the development o f ESP, needs analysis, material development, teaching methodology, and the role of ESP teacher. This course not only o nly presents theory but also gives the students µhands on e xperience¶, especially to do needs analysis a nalysis and to develop materials.
Course objectives:
After taking the course the students enable to do need analysis a nalysis and to develop particular English materials for particular disciplines. d isciplines.
Attendance:
The students should attend, at least, 80% (12 meetings) of the whole sessions including the mid term and final test. If a student comes co mes 20 minutes or more late, he/she is considered absent.
Assessment:
The students are assessed in terms of classroom attendance and classroom c lassroom participation, mid term test, journal report, project assignment.
Student¶s project:
The students, in-group of three, t hree, develop English learning materials for particular disciplines based on needs analysis they do.
Dialogue journal is written by each group, and should be submitted at the end of each step
Main
references:
Hutchinson, Tom and Alan Waters. 1987. English for Specific Purposes: A LearningCentred Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Jordan, R. R. 1997. English for Academic Purposes: A Guide and Resource Book for Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Evans, Tony Dudley and Maggie Jo St John. 1998. Developments in English for Specific Purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Richards, Jack C. 2001. Curriculum Development in Language Teaching . Cambridge: Cambridge Language Education
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Materials
Topic of discussion I ntroduction to ESP I ntroducing the whole course Section I (What is ESP) The history and the development - The origin of ESP of ESP - The development of ESP - ESP: approach, not Differences between product ESP and GE Section II (Course ESP course design design)
Reference ESP Syllabus
H&W p.5-15
H&W p.16-19 H&W p.21-38; p.39-52
- Language descriptions
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- Theories of Learning - Needs analysis
What needs analysis is and how to
H&W p.53-64; Richards p.28-35; p.51-80
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Panel Discussion
do it Learners¶ needs
Potential respondents
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- Approaches to course design
Different approaches in H&W p.65-77 designing ESP course
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TER M TEST Section III (Application) Definition and types of syllabus - The syllabus - Materials evaluation Select and develop ESP materials - Materials design - Methodology ESP teaching method - Evaluation Evaluate ESP course Section IV (The role of The role of ESP teacher ESP teachers) Swap shop The students¶ final project draft AL TEST FIN F inal project is due
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Panel
H&W p.5-77 H&W p.80-95
H&W p.96-127
H&W p.128-143 H&W p.144-156 H&W p.157-169 Students¶ findings and works
Discussion
The committee for Panel Discussion is the student s (2 students from each class) The committee is responsible for the PD session (set the room, tools, distribute task as a moderator, photographer, etc. , and provide drink and snacks) The committee will get extra point/score for ESP class
PREPARATION
Step
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FOR ES P PROJECT: the procedures
Task
Step 1 W 1 ± 2 Developing Questions for Questionnaire/interview: Students, in group of three, develop questions for gathering the needs analysis data Step 2 W 3 - 4 Gathering information: Each group distributes questionnaires or interviews the target respondents. This is to search information about English lessons (materials, teaching method, assessment,
etc.) they need to support their study/career.
Step 3 W 5 ± 8 Reporting µresearch¶ result: Each group reports the results of their research (documents, questionnaires and/or interview) and keeps the data collected from the research. Step 4 W 9 ± Doing needs analysis: 13 Each group writes an outline (a first draft) of ESP materials and exercises based on the materials input and the data finding. Step 5 W 14 Developing materials:
Step 6 W 15 (final exam)
Each group brings some authentic and/or non-authentic materials input and the first draft to the class to discuss and to edit (its grammar, sequence, coherence, etc.) Submitting the final draft: Each group submits their ESP final project. The report should cover the material input, journals, instrument to collect the data (questionnaires and/or interview), collected data, first draft, final draft, key answer, and references.
