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About Teaching vocational English and English Spesific Purposes

Teaching vocational English
English for Vocational Teachers is a mix of General.We use a variety of published, authentic and audio-visual materials to help you to make good progress. By the end of this course, you will have ;

more confidence in speaking English with greater fluency improved listening skills. better reading skills a wider vocabulary to talk about a range of general topics as well as your vocational subject area.

The necessity of adequate growth in both- students and teachers: A miss of effective

motivating methods of teaching. Main purpose of teaching Vocational English: To acquire a system of knowledge for reading, receiving and sending information in English language, that is connected with the main activities in studied speciality and suitable developing communicative skills. Questions and answers, that teaching Vocational English refers:

Where can both- the student and the teacher entertain at the same time?- During the classes at school. Which subject can be a challenge for both- the teacher and the student?- Vocational English. How to make the student to use the knowledge, that he has already got?- As provoke students thinking, driving him into a trouble-language situation.

Teachers role in teaching Vocational English: The teacher doesnt create teaching environment but he supports it. High points:

An interest to the vocation; Reaching up a maximum demonstrativeness through the means of PC Lesson.

Teaching technology- two aspects: Vocation Teacher Vocational English Vocation Student Vocational English Steps:

Examination of the recipient; Brainstorming; Monitoring

Conclusion: Vocational English is a two- way challenge, because:

it gives the teacher a chance to improve his own teaching abilities, looking for new ways for presenting maximally easy assimilation of Vocational English; it gives the student a chance to improve his personality using immediate transition from vocation to the foreign language learning and also to give students an opportunity to integrate themselves in social life after leaving school.

English Spesific Purposes

English for Specific Purposes (ESP), not to be confused with specialized English, is a sphere of teaching English language including Business English, Technical English, Scientific English, English for medical professionals, English for waiters, English for tourism, English for Art Purposes, etc.Aviation English as ESP is taught to pilots, air traffic controllers and civil aviation cadets who are going to use it in radio communications.ESP can be also considered as an avatar of language for specific purposes.

Absolute characteristics
1. ESP is defined to meet specific needs of the learners( Maslow's Hierarchy of needs) 2. ESP makes use of underlying methodology and activities of the discipline it serves. 3. ESP is centered on the language appropriate to these activities in terms of grammar, lexis, register, study skills, discourse and genre.

Variable characteristics
1. ESP may be related to or designed for specific disciplines 2. ESP may use, in specific teaching situations, a different methodology from that of General English 3. ESP is likely to be designed for adult learners, either at a tertiary level institution or in a professional work situation. It could, however, be for learners at secondary school level 4. ESP is generally designed for intermediate or advanced students. 5. Most ESP courses assume some basic knowledge of the language systems

Teaching
ESP is taught in many universities of the world. Many professional associations of teachers of English (TESOL, IATEFL) have ESP sections. Much attention is devoted to ESP course design. ESP teaching has much in common with English as a Foreign or Second Language and English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Quickly developing Business English can be considered as part of a larger concept of English for Specific Purposes. How is English for Specific Purposes (ESP) different from English as a Second Language (ESL), also known as general English? The most important difference lies in the learners and their purposes for learning English. ESP students are usually adults who already have some acquaintance with English and are learning the language in order to communicate a set of professional skills and to perform particular job-related functions. An ESP program is therefore built on an assessment of purposes and needs and the functions for which English is required . ESP concentrates more on language in context than on teaching grammar and language structures. However, ESL and ESP diverge not only in the nature of the learner, but also in

the aim of instruction. In fact, as a general rule, while in ESL all four language skills; listening, reading, speaking, and writing, are stressed equally, in ESP it is a needs analysis that determines which language skills are most needed by the students, and the syllabus is designed accordingly. An ESP program, might, for example, emphasize the development of reading skills in students who are preparing for graduate work in business administration; or it might promote the development of spoken skills in students who are studying English in order to become tourist guides. As a matter of fact, ESP combines subject matter and English language teaching. Such a combination is highly motivating because students are able to apply what they learn in their English classes to their main field of study, whether it be accounting, business management, economics, computer science or tourism. Being able to use the vocabulary and structures that they learn in a meaningful context reinforces what is taught and increases their motivation. The students' abilities in their subject-matter fields, in turn, improve their ability to acquire English. Subject-matter knowledge gives them the context they need to understand the English of the classroom. In the ESP class, students are shown how the subject-matter content is expressed in English. The teacher can make the most of the students' knowledge of the subject matter, thus helping them learn English faster. The term "specific" in ESP refers to the specific purpose for learning English. Students approach the study of English through a field that is already known and relevant to them. This means that they are able to use what they learn in the ESP classroom right away in their work and studies. The ESP approach enhances the relevance of what the students are learning and enables them to use the English they know to learn even more English, since their interest in their field will motivate them to interact with speakers and texts. ESP assesses needs and integrates motivation, subject matter and content for the teaching of relevant skills.

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