Developing Courses in English for Specific Purposes

✍ Scribed by Helen Basturkmen

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 172
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Presented in two parts, this book firstly introduces core considerations in ESP course development drawing on examples from a wide range of ESP and EAP courses. Secondly four case studies show how experienced ESP teachers and course developers went about developing courses to meet the needs of their particular learners.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
List of Figures and Tables......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 14
List of Abbreviations......Page 15
1.1 Describing ESP......Page 16
1.2 Areas in ESP......Page 18
1.3 Demands of teaching ESP......Page 22
1.4 Effectiveness of ESP......Page 24
1.6 Discussion......Page 27
Part I: Main Considerations in ESP Course Development......Page 30
2.2 Definitions of needs analysis......Page 32
2.3 Hypothetical scenarios......Page 34
2.4 Needs analysis as a course design process......Page 40
2.5 Building on existing knowledge......Page 41
2.6 Types of information to collect......Page 45
2.8 Discussion......Page 49
3.1 Importance of descriptions of specialist discourse in ESP......Page 51
3.2 When teachers/course developers conduct investigations......Page 55
3.3 Approaches to investigation of specialist communication......Page 58
3.4 Summary......Page 62
3.5 Discussion......Page 64
4.1 Focusing the course......Page 67
4.2 Determining course content......Page 74
4.3 Developing materials......Page 77
4.4 Evaluating courses and materials......Page 79
4.5 Summary......Page 82
4.6 Discussion......Page 83
Part II: Case Studies in ESP Course Development......Page 84
5.1 Context......Page 86
5.2 Investigating needs......Page 87
5.3 Investigating specialist discourse......Page 89
5.4 Designing the course and materials......Page 91
5.5 Responding to difficulties and constraints......Page 99
5.6 Summary......Page 100
5.7 Discussion......Page 101
6 English for Medical Doctors......Page 103
6.1 Context......Page 104
6.2 Investigating needs......Page 105
6.3 Investigating specialist discourse......Page 107
6.4 Designing the course and materials......Page 112
6.5 Responding to difficulties and constraints......Page 119
6.6 Summary......Page 120
6.7 Discussion......Page 121
7 Academic Literacies in Visual Communication......Page 123
7.1 Context......Page 124
7.2 Investigating needs......Page 125
7.3 Investigating specialist discourse......Page 126
7.4 Designing the course and materials......Page 129
7.5 Responding to difficulties and constraints......Page 134
7.7 Discussion......Page 135
8 English for Thesis Writing......Page 137
8.1 Context......Page 138
8.2 Investigating needs......Page 139
8.3 Investigating specialist discourse......Page 141
8.4 Designing the workshop series and materials......Page 144
8.5 Responding to difficulties and constraints......Page 146
8.7 Discussion......Page 150
9.1 Revisiting the main considerations in ESP course development......Page 152
9.2 A visual representation of ESP course development......Page 157
9.3 Future trends......Page 159
9.4 Summary......Page 160
References......Page 161
Author Index......Page 167
Subject Index......Page 169