Establishing Predominance Of English For Specific Purposes Within Adult English Language Teaching

Author : Nijolė Burkšaitienė,Nadežda Stojković
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781527526679

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Establishing Predominance of English for Specific Purposes within Adult English Language Teaching by Nijolė Burkšaitienė,Nadežda Stojković Pdf

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has accumulated substantial tradition in practice, research and theory. It is a common approach in English Language Teaching (ELT) among adults today, starting with high schools, then in academia, pre and in-service training, and life-long learning programs. The role of ESP in each of these is to facilitate work in today’s inevitably international business and scientific environment. It provides language training based on the precise simulation of communicative situations found in the surroundings for which learners are preparing, including, for example, domain specific vocabulary, syntactic and morphological structures, text and speech content structuring, stylistics, intercultural competence. At present, when English is present either as a foreign or second language, learning General English (GE) is to a large degree accomplished before learners start needing English for their jobs. In this way, ESP does not complete GE, but builds upon the foundations laid by it in learners’ prior education. ESP is a channel of communication for the contemporary academia and economics. However, even so, these are still early days for ESP, as it does not yet have a recognised place within academia. Only very recently have we begun to witness the occasional but encouraging emergence of ESP academic courses and departments. This book thus explores practice and research conducted and under way in this field of ELT in order to assist its recognition as an autonomous academic discipline.

Author : Nadežda Stojković
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,8 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 : Nadežda Stojković
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781622734146

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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 : Betsy Parrish
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781108702843

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Teaching Adult English Language Learners by Betsy Parrish Pdf

Author : Carol E. Kasworm,Amy D. Rose,Jovita M. Ross-Gordon
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412960502

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Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education by Carol E. Kasworm,Amy D. Rose,Jovita M. Ross-Gordon Pdf

Drawing on the contributions of 75 leading authors in the field, this 2010 Edition of the respected Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education provides adult education scholars, programme administrators, and teachers with a solid foundation for understanding the current guiding beliefs, practices, and tensions faced in the field, as well as a basis for developing and refining their own approaches to their work and scholarship. Offering expanded discussions in the areas of social justice, technology, and the global dimensions of adult and continuing education, the Handbook continues the tradition of previous volumes with discussions of contemporary theories, current forms and contexts of practice, and core processes and functions. Insightful chapters examine adult and continuing education as it relates to gender and sexuality, race, our aging society, class and place, and disability.

Author : Lena Barrantes-Elizondo,Cinthya Olivares-Garita
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000913491

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Language Identity, Learning, and Teaching in Costa Rica by Lena Barrantes-Elizondo,Cinthya Olivares-Garita Pdf

This edited collection provides a comprehensive and locally situated understanding of English language teaching from the perspective of dedicated and experienced language professionals and researchers in Costa Rica. The book uses a series of reflective sections that interconnect theory and practice in a non-English-dominant context in order to inform and transform pedagogical practices. The chapters depict a wide-ranging image of English language teaching and learning in the region, encouraging in-service teachers, TESOL specialists, and ELT scholars to critically reassess, rethink, and relearn teaching and learning as more than a political decision in an educational curriculum. Ultimately promoting the practice as dynamic, ever-changing, and culturally situated, the book will be highly relevant to researchers, academics, scholars, and faculty in the fields of teacher education, educational research, EFL, and modern foreign languages.

Author : Valentina Kononova,Natasha Kersh,Tatiana Dobrydina
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030985660

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Adult English Language Teaching by Valentina Kononova,Natasha Kersh,Tatiana Dobrydina Pdf

This book explores cross-international experiences in the field of adult English language teaching and learning, using cross-cultural dialogues to hear voices from different countries and different settings – formal, informal and non-formal – discussing how their lifelong learning has or is still in the process of helping them to change their lives. The book addresses two major questions: (1) How do adults learn languages and transform themselves through learning? (2) How do authorities and societies build capacity for sustainable language development? It will be of interest to researchers, policymakers and adult language teachers, concerned with diverse aspects of teaching and learning English as lingua franca for enhancing the public good internationally. The book draws on the way in which the Western paradigm of lifelong learning was applied by an international team of inspired professionals to English language education in the Tempus project “Lifelong Language Learning University Centre Network for New Career Opportunities and Personal Development (UNICO)”. This project was undertaken by eleven universities in three countries: the Siberian Federal District of the Russian Federation, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Tajikistan, in partnership with the Charles University in Prague, the Institute of Education from the University College London, and the University of Córdoba in Spain.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000005557131

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : John M. Norris,John McE. Davis,Veronika Timpe-Laughlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351863155

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Second Language Educational Experiences for Adult Learners by John M. Norris,John McE. Davis,Veronika Timpe-Laughlin Pdf

Second Language Educational Experiences for Adult Learners provides an up-to-date review of the theory and practice of adult second language education. The primary objective is to introduce core ideas that should inform the design, development, and delivery of language learning experiences that take the typical forms of materials, courses, teaching, and assessment. Divided into three sections, the book first addresses what we know about adult second language acquisition and how individuals may acquire languages differently from each other. In the second section, key educational design elements—from pedagogical methods to curriculum to assessment—are then introduced from the perspective of research-based understandings about effective practices. Rounding out the volume is an overview of critical issues for language educational innovation, including supporting teachers, localizing materials and instruction, evaluating and improving education, and working with technology. Each chapter concludes with a set of recommended “design principles” that should guide readers toward high-quality, valuable, and empirically supported language educational experiences. This volume will be of interest to researchers and students investigating instructed language learning, designers creating useful language learning materials, and language teaching innovators seeking to improve outcomes in diverse instructional settings around the world.

Author : Kathleen M. Bailey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781350093546

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Teaching Listening and Speaking in Second and Foreign Language Contexts by Kathleen M. Bailey Pdf

This book guides language teachers in planning and teaching activities that promote the development of speaking and listening skills at all levels of target language proficiency, for teachers of any modern language. Kathleen M. Bailey draws on her extensive experience as a language teacher, teacher educator, and language learner to interweave practical activities with the research and theory that support their use. Activities include the use of pictures, songs, drama techniques, tasks, and projects to promote the development of speaking and listening skills. The author shares reflections of her own and encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and become aware of their existing mental constructs through multiple reflection tasks and discussion questions. Each chapter provides focusing questions. The systematic chapter structure scaffolds the readers' understanding of the concepts explored, which include communication strategies, interactive and non-interactive listening, speaking anxiety, accentedness and intelligibility, and much more. Through its companion website this book provides access to resources that enable readers to continue their own professional development as teachers of listening and speaking in second and foreign language contexts.

Author : Sherry Blok,Evan Frendo,Robyn Brinks Lockwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Academic language
ISBN : 1945351691

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The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners® by Sherry Blok,Evan Frendo,Robyn Brinks Lockwood Pdf

This newest volume in the groundbreaking 6 Principles series focuses on English for specific purposes (ESP) and how it plays a critical role internationally as adult learners acquire English for study, work, and life. The field of ESP has come into increasing prominence as globalization has motivated adult learners to advance their English language skills. -- provided by publisher.

Author : Thomas Orr,Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Publisher : Teachers of English to
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0939791951

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English for Specific Purposes by Thomas Orr,Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Pdf

An ESP program for students of law / Christine Feak / - An ESP program for students of nursing / Virginia Hussin / - An ESP program for students business / Frances Boyd / - An ESP program for students of tourism / Simon Magennis / - An ESP program for students of shipbuilding / Elena López Torres / - An ESP program for international medical graduates in residency / Susan Eggly / - An ESP program for management in the horse-racing business / Rob Baxter / - An ESP program for Union members in 25 factories / Paula Garcia / - An ESP program for brewers / Liliana Orsi / - An ESP program for a home-cleaning service / Patricia Noden.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : IND:30000070061241

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Second Language Instruction/acquisition Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alison L. Bailey,Anna V. Osipova
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781107042445

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Children's Multilingual Development and Education by Alison L. Bailey,Anna V. Osipova Pdf

A study of the beliefs and practices of parents and educators raising future generations of multilingual children.

Author : Constant Leung,Christine Davison,Bernard Mohan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317892281

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English as a Second Language in the Mainstream by Constant Leung,Christine Davison,Bernard Mohan Pdf

Since it was first established in the 1970's the Applied Linguistics and Language Study series has become a major force in the study of practical problems in human communication and language education. Drawing extensively on empirical research and theoretical work in linguistics, sociology, psychology and education, the series explores key issues in language acquisition and language use. English as a Second Language learners are now a considerable and increasing part of the mainstream of urban schools in English-speaking countries. Beyond the learning of English, this development raises broader questions of language as a medium of education in a multilingual, multicultural environment. Drawing on their experience as researchers and educators in Australia, Canada and England, the authors of English as a Second Language in the Mainstream present an up-to-date account of advances in theory and practice. Their analysis of system-wide provision however, suggests that a truly responsive educational vision is lacking: government policy is inadequate, educational practices for ESL students are either underdeveloped or poorly coordinated with practices for other students, and the rhetoric of reform fails to engage significantly with issues of teaching and resources. The authors argue towards a more comprehensive vision which can acknowledge the relation between issues concerning ESL students and issues concerning the educational system as a whole, which can coordinate reforms in ESL education with general reforms, which can explicitly and systematically integrate language learning and content learning, and which can build more positively on the multilingual and multicultural nature of modern education for all students.