Needs-Analysis-Informed Teaching for English for Specific Purposes

<p>Reconceptualization is needed for English language teaching as a response to English-as-an-international language (EIL) contexts. Correspondingly this will lead to what is called “an ecological approach” that invites accommodation of language-learning instruction to the local needs within discourse communities. In this research, the researcher will investigate the English for specific purposes (ESP) needs of business students to explore how best to address their expressed needs through subsequent tutoring. The ecological approach along with vocabulary teaching approach may look deeply into students’ needs. To assess their needs, a questionnaire was developed and administrated to international students in the College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) at California State University, San Bernardino to investigate what students feel are their strengths as well as needs, in order to succeed in their business studies.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Albassri, Israa A

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Lynne Diaz-Rico

• Needs Analysis/Assessment
• ESP
• An Ecological Approach
• Personalized Vocabulary
• Learner-centered Curriculum
• Business English
• Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
• Curriculum and Instruction

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/274

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-1307