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Titill: 
  • Titill er á ensku Needs Analysis, Course Design and Evaluation of Business English
Námsstig: 
  • Bakkalár
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Útdráttur: 
  • Útdráttur er á ensku

    This essay explores aspects of the English Teaching particularly related to the English for Special Purposes (ESP) starting with the extensive description of favorable factors, which led to gradual rise of the importance of the ESP. Subsequently the study explores its development and gradual shift towards a more practical approach. Furthermore, it discusses the concept the ESP by contrasting it with the General English (GE) teaching applied in most of the educational institutions. Subsequently it investigates the community of practice by clearly reviewing their nature and highlight typical features in order to distinguish a community of practice from alternative communities and groups, which do not belong to the ESP. It reviews the needs analysis, its gradual development, aspects necessary to reconsider before performing it. It further explores all 8 elaborate steps necessary to conduct a proper needs analysis. Eventually focus of the study quickly changes to the syllabus and examines its purpose and perils associated with the high reliance upon it. The study provides overview of three widely used models of teaching, such as language-centered, learning-centered and skills-centered course design. At the same time making the reader aware of characteristics associated with each one of them and ultimately stating researchers personal opinion regarding their usage. Lastly, it discusses role of the teacher in the practice of teaching, by analyzing Dudley-Evans´s statement regarding the ESP practitioner necessity to conduct five different roles, such as Teacher, Collaborator, Course Designer and Materials Provider, Researcher, and Evaluator. The study discusses separately each single role and provides suggestions to the potential ESP practitioner in order to increase the efficiency of delivered ESP course. This paper is concluded by summarizing all key notions along with their benefits, limitations and the suggestion for the further study.

Samþykkt: 
  • 10.5.2016
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/24444


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