Developing Courses in English for Specific Purposes

by H. Basturkmen

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230227972
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/01/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	157
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

HELEN BASTURKMEN lectures at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has taught ESL and worked in teacher education in UK, Turkey and the Middle East and served as assistant editor of Language Teaching Research. She is author of Options and Ideas in English for Specific Purposes.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements List of Terms List of Figures List of Tables Introduction PART I: MAIN CONSIDERATIONS ON ESP COURSE DEVELOPMENT Analyzing Needs Investigating Specialist Discourse Developing the Curriculum PART II: CASE STUDIES IN ESP COURSE DEVELOPMENT English for Police English for Medical Doctors English for Visual Arts English for Thesis Writing Conclusion References Index

Editorial Reviews

'Developing Courses in English for Specific Purposes is a valuable volume for course designers and teachers alike.' - ELT Journal

'Helen Basturkmen's book provides clear strategies on how educators can develop courses for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at both an institutional and classroom level for a variety of learning contexts.' - Australia Review of Applied Linguistics

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