English for Specific Purposes

Course Code:

EDEN 589

Course Type:

Seçmeli

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide students with fundamental concepts and principles of “English for Specific Purposes” both in theory and practice. The course is intended to help students to develop a critical view on a variety of existing ESP approaches regarding their theoretical foundations and practical applications.

Course Content:

Students will design, develop, and evaluate ESP materials both qualitatively and quantitatively. They will formulate their own framework of ESP within local, regional, national, and international contexts.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Lab

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Experiment, C: Homework, D: Term Project

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Dersin Öğrenme Çıktıları

Course Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Have a sound knowledge of the theoretical foundations of ESP,		1,2	B,D
Have a firm understanding of the nature and branches of ESP and its development		1,2	A,C
Have a reasonable command of linguistic and communicative features of ESP, Have an ability to evaluate various ESP texts, and Have an ability to implement effective methods of teaching and testing ESP		1,2	D

Dersin Akışı

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to the course, Discussion of the syllabus and assignments
2	Introducing the field of ESP within applied linguistics	H&W Ch. 1
3	Specificity in ESP	Farhady: Specificity of “P” in ESP Hyland: Specificity revisited
4	History of ESP and EAP	Benesch: Ch. 1 Hyland: Chs. 1& 2
5	Overview of and issues in the developments of ESP	Clapham & Hamp-Lyons: Issues and directions
6	Needs analysis	H&W Ch. 6 Hyland Ch. 9
7	Materials development Need analysis	Basturkmen: Chs.2 and 4
8	Materials development	H&W Chapter9 &10 (Materials evaluation & Materials design)
9	Corpus analysis, and Genre analysis, and Materials development	H&W Ch. 8 Read an article where a real case study is done and report to class
10	Syllabus design	H&W Ch. 8 Read an article where a real case study is done and report to class
11	The EAP Curriculum	Flowerdew and Peacock articleH and W Ch. 13
12	Methodology of ESP	H&W Ch. 11 Methodology Hyland Chapter 11: Methodology
13	Evaluating and designing materials	Clapham Assessment for EAP Farhady Testing ESL in ESP context
14	Assessment	Clapham Assessment for EAP Farhady Testing ESL in ESP context
15	Assessment	Dan Douglas: Ch. 19 of Handbook of ESP

Kaynaklar

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Hyland, K. English for academic purposes.

Benesch, S. Critical English for Academic Purposes. Theory, Politics, and Practice.

Hyland, K. English for academic purposes.

Additional Resources

Dudley-Evans, T., & St John, M. Developments in ESP: A multi-disciplinary approach.

Flowerdew, J & Peacock, M. Research Perspective for EAP.

Hutchinson, T., & Waters, A. English for Specific Purposes: A learning-centered approach.

Jordan, R. R. English for academic purposes: A guide and resource book for teachers.

Değerlendirme Sistemi

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	-
Quizzes	-
Assignment (Paper critiques)		100
Term Project and Presentation
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		0
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		100
Total		100

AKTS İş Yükü Tablosu

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Excluding the exam week: 13x Total course hours)
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
Mid-terms
Homework
Term Project and Presentation
Total Work Load
Total Work Load / 25 (h)
ECTS Credit of the Course			15

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