1st Edition

Introducing Course Design in English for Specific Purposes

By Lindy Woodrow Copyright 2018
    282 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    282 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Introducing Course Design in English for Specific Purposes is an accessible and practical introduction to the theory and practice of developing ESP courses across a range of disciplines. The book covers the development of courses from needs analysis to assessment and evaluation, and also comes with samples of authentic ESP courses provided by leading ESP practitioners from a range of subject and global contexts. Included in this book are:

    • The basics of ESP course design
    • The major current theoretical perspectives on ESP course design
    • Tasks, reflections and glossary to help readers consolidate their understanding
    • Resources for practical ESP course development
    • Examples of authentic ESP courses in areas such as business, aviation and nursing

    Introducing Course Design in English for Specific Purposes is essential reading for pre-service and in-service teachers, and students studying ESP and applied linguistics.

    How to use this book

    Part I Essential aspects of English for Specific Purposes
    Chapter 1 Overview of English for Specific Purposes
    Chapter 2 Needs analysis and English for Specific Purposes
    Chapter 3 Language and skills in English for Specific Purposes
    Chapter 4 Vocabulary and English for Specific Purposes
    Chapter 5 Teaching English for Specific Purposes
    Chapter 6 Learning English for Specific Purposes
    Chapter 7 Technology and English for Specific Purposes
    Chapter 8 Assessment of English for Specific Purposes courses

    Part II Approaches to English for Specific Purposes course design
    Chapter 9 Genre
    Chapter 10 Discourse analysis
    Chapter 11 Corpora and ESP course design
    Chapter 12 Discipline based methodologies
    Chapter 13 Specific EAP approaches
    Chapter 14 The role of materials in course design
    Chapter 15 Resources for ESP course design 

    Part III Examples of course design
    Course 1 Language in the Workplace. Catherine Nickerson
    Course 2 English for Cross-cultural nursing. Susan Bosher
    Course 3 English for Lawyers. Jill Northcott
    Course 4 Airport English Joan Cutting
    Course 5 English in Academic Settings. Lindy Woodrow
    Course 6 Writing for publication. Brian Paltridge
    Course 7 Writing in your field with corpora. Maggie Charles
    Course 8 Programme for Business English Majors. Zuocheng Zhang

    Appendix Seminar papers and tasks
    Glossary
    Index

    Biography

    Lindy Woodrow is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia.

    A definite advantage of the volume is that its transparent structure makes it easy to read and navigate for less experienced readers – for example students or teachers who are taking their first steps in the realm of ESP.

    The last section, which offers a range of authentic examples of course designs, is very rare in the subject literature and thus is extremely valuable.

    Without any doubt, the book meets the reader’s expectations and fills an existing gap in ESP literature, providing necessary support for those who are starting their work as ESP teachers as well as those who already have experience in the field and would like to refresh or extend their knowledge on ESP course design.

    Joanna Kic-Drgas, Institute of Applied Linguistics, Adam Mickiewicz University