English For Vocational Purposes

Author : Averil Coxhead,Jean Parkinson,James Mackay,Emma McLaughlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429832161

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English for Vocational Purposes by Averil Coxhead,Jean Parkinson,James Mackay,Emma McLaughlin Pdf

English for Vocational Purposes provides a linguistic description of English in the context of the trades and investigates how this specialist language is used in real-world contexts. As the demand for English-speaking workers in the trades grows internationally, a major gap in the research on language in the trades is evident. Based on courses in construction and engineering at a polytechnic in New Zealand, this book offers an empirical response to this gap in research. Features of this book include: new research on linguistic features of written and spoken texts in trades education, with a special focus on discourse, visual elements of written texts and vocabulary; real-life examples of the language in context, along with implications for teaching and learning and a chapter devoted to putting research findings into practice; qualitative and quantitative data to support examples and shed light on the most complex aspects of English as a trades language; supplementary material online which includes technical word lists in areas of carpentry, plumbing, automotive technology and fabrication (welding). Paving the way for a new research agenda in the field of ESP, English for Vocational Purposes is key reading for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of ESP, trades education and vocational education.

Author : Stephen Billett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400719545

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Vocational Education by Stephen Billett Pdf

This book discusses what constitutes vocational education as well as its key purposes, objects, formation and practices. In short, it seeks to outline and elaborate the nature of the project of vocational education. It addresses a significant gap in the available literature by providing a single text that elaborates the scope and diversity of the sector, its key objectives (i.e. vocations and occupations), its formation and development as an education sector, and the scope of its purposes and considerations in the curriculum. The volume achieves these objectives by discussing and defining the concept of vocational education as being that form of education that seeks to advise individuals about, prepare them for, and further develop their capacities to perform the kinds of occupations that societies require and individuals need to participate in—and through which they often come to define themselves. In particular, it discusses the distinctions between occupations as a largely social fact and vocations as being a socially shaped outcome assented to by individuals. As people identify closely with the kinds of occupations they engage in, the standing of, and the effectiveness of vocational education is central to individuals’ well-being, competence and progress. Ultimately, this book argues that the provision of vocational education needs to realise important personal and social goals.

Author : Willy A. Renandya,Handoyo Puji Widodo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319388342

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English Language Teaching Today by Willy A. Renandya,Handoyo Puji Widodo Pdf

English Language Teaching Today: Linking Theory and Practice provides an up-to-date account of current principles and practices for teaching English in the world today. The chapters, written by internationally recognized language teacher educators and TESOL specialists, introduce the reader to key language skill areas (i.e., listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary) and explain how each skill area can be taught in a principled manner in diverse language learning contexts. Throughout the book, the link between theory and practice is explicitly highlighted and exemplified. This reader-friendly book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in TESOL and other second language education programmes as well as for TESOL professionals who wish to stay current with recent developments in ELT.

Author : Ismail Faraj Elgamati
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783668844612

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Lack of Experience in Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at Vocational Training Centres in Misrata by Ismail Faraj Elgamati Pdf

Document from the year 2007 in the subject Didactics - Common Didactics, Educational Objectives, Methods, Misurata University, language: English, abstract: This paper focuses on teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP). ESP works to provide learners with the focal point of the course process that ESP learners need in their majors. The aim of this work is to enhance the awareness of the teachers who are involved in teaching ESP programmes. The study is divided into three chapters. The First Chapter investigates the problem and hypothesis of the study on the assumption that the teachers of Vocational Institutes are not capable to teach the textbook as an ESP course. Since the study deals with the Third Year Classes in Misurata Vocational Institutes, a look at the textbook syllabus is given. Chapter Two gives an analysis of the results of the teachers’ the classroom observation, as they are the practical part of the study. Finally, Chapter Three presents the conclusions of the study followed by some recommendations.

Author : Helen Basturkmen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135705206

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Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes by Helen Basturkmen Pdf

This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual cases and practices to examine the approaches and ideas on which they are based. The aim is for readers to adopt an analytical stance toward the field and to identify current perspectives in ESP and the ideas driving them. Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes does not promote any one approach, but rather identifies and illustrates those in evidence today. The main emphasis is on the links between theory and ESP teaching and research. Ideas from linguistics, sociolinguistics, education, SLA, and social theories are described. Links are then made between these ideas and ESP course designs, instructional materials, and research projects. Thus the book moves back and forth between descriptions of theories, teaching practice, and research. Part I introduces the book's approach to description of ESP and the framework used to investigate it. Part II examines ideas of language, learning, and teaching in ESP. Recognizing that ESP is taught in many different countries and contexts, the author draws on a wide range of examples of teaching practice and research from around the world and from different branches of ESP, including English for Academic Purposes, English for Professional Purposes, and English for Vocational Purposes. From Chapter 3 onward, each chapter includes Questions for Discussion and Projects, to encourage readers to research and analyze the practices of ESP in their own contexts and to consider the ideas they draw on in their own teaching. This text is geared toward graduate-level TESOL education courses.

Author : David Cotton,David Falvey,Simon Kent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1447988647

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New Language Leader by David Cotton,David Falvey,Simon Kent Pdf

Author : Tom Hutchinson,Alan Waters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1987-01-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521318372

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English for Specific Purposes by Tom Hutchinson,Alan Waters Pdf

The main concern is effective learning and how this can best be achieved in ESP courses. This book discusses the evolution of ESP, the role of the ESP teacher, course design, syllabuses, materials, teaching methods, and evaluation procedures. It will be of interest to all teachers who are concerned with ESP. Those who are new to the field will find it a thorough, practical introduction while those with more extensive experience will find its approach both stimulating and innovative.

Author : John Macalister,I.S.P. Nation
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135204075

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Language Curriculum Design by John Macalister,I.S.P. Nation Pdf

Crystal-clear and comprehensive yet concise, this text describes the steps involved in the curriculum design process, elaborates and justifies these steps, and provides opportunities for practicing and applying them. The description of the steps is done at a general level so that they can be applied in a wide range of particular circumstances. The process comes to life through plentiful examples of actual applications of the steps. Each chapter includes: examples from the authors’ experience and from published research tasks that encourage readers to relate the steps to their own experience case studies and suggestions for further reading that put readers in touch with others’ experience Curriculum, or course, design is largely a 'how-to-do-it' activity that involves the integration of knowledge from many of the areas in the field of Applied Linguistics, such as language acquisition research, teaching methodology, assessment, language description, and materials production. Combining sound research/theory with state-of-the-art practice, Language Curriculum Design is widely applicable for ESL/EFL language education courses around the world.

Author : Ria Arista Asih,Ardiana Sari,Nissa Salsabila,‘Ainun Najib Hidayatullah
Publisher : UMMPress
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789797967468

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ENGLISH FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING by Ria Arista Asih,Ardiana Sari,Nissa Salsabila,‘Ainun Najib Hidayatullah Pdf

This book is written to fulfill students’ need to learn Foreign Language for Vocational Skills Training. This book is designed to provide opportunity for the students to develop their English skills more communicatively and meaningfully. It consists of twelve units. It presents reading, speaking and writing practices. Reading practice consists of reading comprehension and vocabulary exercises related to the topic of the text. In writing practice, some structures and sentence patterns are completed with guided writing exercise. Meanwhile, in speaking practice students are provided with model and example which are presented in various ways. The material has been arranged and graded in accordance with their language levels. Above all, to improve the quality of this textbook, criticism and suggestion for better editions are highly appreciated.

Author : Nadežda Stojković
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781622735426

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Positioning English for Specific Purposes in an English Language Teaching Context by Nadežda Stojković Pdf

With the unrelenting spread of globalization, the English language has been firmly established as the Lingua Franca. Now more than ever, the importance of learning English is paramount within nearly all professional and educational sectors. English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has long been accepted as an effective method for teaching English as a foreign language. In recent years, it has experienced an increasing presence in secondary and tertiary education across the globe. This is predominantly due to its learner-centered approach that focuses on developing linguistic competence in the student’s specific discipline, may that be academics, business or tourism, for example. Positioning English for Specific Purposes in an English Language Teaching Context attempts to present and define the relevance and scope of ESP within English Language teaching. From mobile phones as educational tools to the language needs of medical students, the contributors to this volume examine and propose different epistemological and methodological aspects of ESP teaching. Its unique approach to ESP marks this volume out as an important and necessary contribution to existing ESP literature, and one that will be of use to both researchers and practitioners of ESP.

Author : William Ray Bowlin,George Linnaeus Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Commercial correspondence
ISBN : UCAL:$B306935

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Vocational English by William Ray Bowlin,George Linnaeus Marsh Pdf

Author : Michael H. Long
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-03
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521618212

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Second Language Needs Analysis by Michael H. Long Pdf

No language teaching program should be designed without a thorough analysis of the students' needs. The studies in this volume explore Needs Analysis in the public, vocational and academic sectors, in contexts ranging from service encounters in coffee shops to foreign language needs assessment in the U.S. military. In each chapter, the authors explicitly discuss the methodoldogy they employed, and in some cases also offer research findings on that methodology. Several studies are task-based, making the collection of special interest to those involved in task-based language teaching. Contributions include work on English and other languages in both second and foreign language settings, as well as a comprehensive overview of methodological issues in Needs Analysis by the editor.

Author : H. Basturkmen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780230290518

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Developing Courses in English for Specific Purposes by H. Basturkmen Pdf

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.

Author : Brian Paltridge,Sue Starfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780470655320

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The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes by Brian Paltridge,Sue Starfield Pdf

Featuring a collection of newly commissioned essays, edited by two leading scholars, this Handbook surveys the key research findings in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). • Provides a state-of-the-art overview of the origins and evolution, current research, and future directions in ESP • Features newly-commissioned contributions from a global team of leading scholars • Explores the history of ESP and current areas of research, including speaking, reading, writing, technology, and business, legal, and medical English • Considers perspectives on ESP research such as genre, intercultural rhetoric, multimodality, English as a lingua franca and ethnography

Author : John Munby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1981-03-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521282942

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Communicative Syllabus Design by John Munby Pdf

This book provides a model for specifying the syllabus content relevant to the differing needs of ESP learners.