Download - Esp course 2nd class
“Sharing and Improving our ESP Practices”
Part 1: Introduction to ESPClass 2
Profesorado Superior de Lenguas VivasPrograma Nacional de Formación Docente
Class Agenda
KWL ChartOverview of Part 1Group Discussion on ESP Projects10:30 - Coffee Break11:00 - 12:00 - “An Approach to
ESP Courses at UNSA” – MA Gustavo Zaplana
Course StructurePart 1: Introduction to ESP48 class hoursMarch 28th – June 13th
Part 2: Materials Design and Adaptation for ESP courses
48 class hoursRegistration: from June 22nd
Course Requirements
Weekly tasks (70% of the total grade), and a final project (30%)
14 tasks: 70 p.ESP Project: 30 p.
KWL CHARTWHAT I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO
KNOWWHAT I LEARNT
Students only learn technical terms or isolated words
The context
I know how to prepare a normal lesson with some ESP vocabulary input
Some skills are left aside
Strategies to support my students to develop the competences they need to work with ESP
To have tools to build up the syllabus .
How to motivate students
To develop ESP materials
Course OverviewModule
1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Course OverviewESP context and Target learners
Needs Assessment
Goals and Objectives
Sequencing communicat
ive goalsAuthenticit
y
A/V materia
ls
Genre Analysi
s
ESP Project
Course Overview
Context Analysis
Present Situation Analysis
Target
Situation
Analysis
Group Discussion
Needs Assessment Process:TSAPSACALooking aheadWhat are the challenges that you
should face in order to complete the design of your ESP course?
Group Discussion Needs Assessment Process – TSA
Share the characteristics of your ESP context and target learners
What information did you find out related to the aspects of the needs assessment process? (TSA/PSA/CA)
How was that information useful to design your ESP course? Discuss the goals and objectives that you have set in terms
of: appropriateness realism (are they achievable? Are they life-like or related to
sts’ workplaces?) Share authentic and non-authentic materials that you have
found for your ESP course. Discuss their: usefulness, suitability Should they be adapted? What is the role of genre analysis in the field of ESP?
Group DiscussionPSAWhat is your students’ level of
English? What is their background
knowledge as regards their specialty? What are the main topics and abilities that they already know or possess?
What is their motivation towards learning English?
What are their expectations?
Group DiscussionCAShare the strengths and weaknesses of the
physical setting and material resources of your context
How can you overcome those weaknesses?Discuss the suitability of your current course
materials:Do they match your goals and objectives?Do they cater for students’ level and interests?Are skill areas that you need to develop
included?Can they be adapted or supplemented? How
can you do it?
Group DiscussionLooking aheadWhat are the challenges that you
should face in order to complete the design of your ESP course?
WE´LL BE WAITING FOR YOU. THANK YOU!
“ESP is a challenge for all who teach it, and it offers virtually unlimited opportunities for professional growth” (Smoak, 2003)