English For Specific Purposes (ESP) Course Project

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This article aims at investigating the ways of teaching ESP to EFL learners focusing on needs analysis according to learners’ needs of engineering field learners and it highlights the usage of two model frameworks to design ESP course project. Keywords: ESP course project, model framework, needs analysis, engineering field, authentic materials, triangulation approach, Target Situation Analysis (TSA), Present Situation Analysis (PSA), step by step course design, content objectives, language objectives. usage. Introduction: Currently, ESP is regarded as rapidly developing sphere in teaching the English language. Framework course 1 - English for Lawyers by Jill ESP focuses on a particular needs of learners in terms Northcott of the language related to a specific context. Prioritizing The aim of the course is teaching specific language skills to improve learners’ communicative competence as integrating authentic materials and focusing on legal well as their ability to utilize the language they learnt, sphere. Efficiency of the model as a framework is that, ESP courses create opportunities for learners to master the model course illustrates key aspects of the the language appropriately and designing a relevant language that can be used in the engineering English ESP course meeting learners’ needs is a way to assist course as well. learners to achieve their goals. For adapting Lawyers’ English course to Engineering METHODS English course, I integrated some aspects of the model For designing my ESP project, I selected engineering course. Firstly, when terminology related to legal field field learners whose aim is working abroad in the is used in Lawyers’ course, specialized vocabulary can engineering area. The information about the number of be used in Engineering English course. Secondly, participants, their gender and how gender affects their communicative skills can be improved in both of the field will be illustrated below. courses like conveying oneself or making explicit the arguments in the Lawyers’ course and communication To write my final ESP project, I utilized two frameworks for the technical reports or documentation in the as examples and these models include valuable insights Engineering course can be integrated. Thirdly, referring on how to conduct ESP course. Northcott (2018) offers to the authentic material usage, legal documents, court to teach specialized vocabulary and to improve proceedings, legal contracts as well as manuals, communication skills by using authentic materials. projects and standards of industry can be used in Cutting (2018) suggests familiarizing learners with daily English for Lawyers and Engineering English courses used language, grammar structures with the help of respectively. materials and activities. I can integrate these two models into my final ESP course. Using authentic Framework 2 – Airport English by Joan Cutting materials can benefit for learners in terms of deeper The aim of the course is teaching particular context in understanding of the topic and I tried to clarify the which airport communication is used. Efficiency of the connection between selected modes and engineering model as a framework is that, the course outlines the in terms of grammar structure and authentic materials key features of language learning based on the specific American Journal Of Philological Sciences 86 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajps American Journal Of Philological Sciences (ISSN – 2771-2273) field. The course can be adapted to engineering field and writing – to write manuals and technical considering some language aspects. Firstly, when presentations. Airport English covers the usage of basic vocabulary