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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"English for Specific Purposes"”.
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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 …
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MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDE OF SAUDI UNIVERSITY'S LEARNERS OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
… the affective factors that intervene in learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL), either for Specific Purposes (ESP) or General Purposes (EGP), for Saudi university students, and how these affective factors might relate to achievements of the learners of English as a foreign language. …
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The role of English for specific purposes in enhancing workplace literacies for graduates employed in the commercial sector in Windhoek
… indicates that it is no longer sufficient for a new graduate to have knowledge of an academic subject; increasingly it is necessary for students to gain those language competencies and literacies which will enhance their productivity and prospects of employment after completing an ESP …
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An examination of the concept of "genre" as a tool for the design of speaking activities for English for specific purposes (ESP)
… the application of the concept of genre for the selection, design and teaching of oral genres relevant to the needs of students of Political Management and Political Science at Bremen University. Although the genre approach has become widely accepted for teaching field-specific content in …
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English for specific purposes (ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan, with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages
This thesis examines problems in the teaching of English for Specific Purposes(ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan,with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages - English (DAFL-E)/ Department of Applied English (DAE), a newly …
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"Discourse analysis: A comparison of business journalism style of ""The Wall Street Journal"" and ""The Nation"""
This study explores Business English in a sociolinguistic framework. More specifically, business journalism style of The Wall Street Journal, an American English newspaper, and The Nation, a Thai English newspaper, is analyzed to determine whether there are variety-specific differences in Business …
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Compiling contextualized lists of frequent vocabulary from user- supplied corpora using natural language processing techniques
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2018-08-01
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“But how could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?” An ESL/ESP class for Catholic immigrants
… Latin America and are not native speakers of English. In this qualitative study, I interviewed nine Catholic immigrants from Latin America to better understand their experiences of navigating their Catholic faith in the United States and the role an English-as-a-second-language (ESL) class …
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Η αξιοποίηση των Μεγάλων Γλωσσικών Μοντέλων (Large Language Models – LLMs) στη διδασκαλία/εκμάθηση Αγγλικών για Επαγγελματικούς Σκοπούς (ESP): Συστηματική Βιβλιογραφική Ανασκόπηση
… εκμάθηση Αγγλικών για Επαγγελματικούς Σκοπούς (English for Specific Purposes – ESP), με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στο Business ESP. Σκοπός της εργασίας είναι η χαρτογράφηση των κυρίαρχων εφαρμογών των LLMs, η αποτύπωση των αναφερόμενων μαθησιακών οφελών και η ανάδειξη των περιορισμών και προκλήσεων που …
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A needs analysis of English for Korean naval officers
… of this study was to conduct a needs analysis for the English courses offered at the educational institutions of the Korean navy. A comprehensive survey and interviews were conducted to identify the target situations and tasks for which Korean naval officers must use English. Also investigated …
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Getting Down to Business: An EFL curriculum design for the business setting
… communication, the exchange of information across countries and cultures has become crucial to creating a global citizenry. After World War II, efforts to create a global commercial market resulted in the promotion of communication across cultures. The purpose of this thesis is to …
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An exploration of rhetorical structure and interactional metadiscourse in architecture research articles (EdD TESOL)
… provide inferences to assist in the teaching of English for specific purposes (ESP). Based on Swales’s (1990) concept of the rhetorical move and Hyland’s (2005a) model of interactional metadiscourse, the research provides a textual analysis of 14 research papers from The Journal of Architecture, …
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The Impact of Students’ Future Imagined Identities on Their English Language Learning in an EFL Context: The Case of English for Law
… at finding out ways of improving the teaching of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) by investigating the impact of students’ imagined future identities on their English language learning. The context for the present research project is an English for Law module offered to Postgraduate students of …
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Linking Vocational Education to the World of Employment: the Case of Business English in Greece
… Vocational Education (VE) of secondary level and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Research shows that despite the significance placed on VE (UNESCO 2012), a number of discrepancies are found regarding its link with the employment market worldwide, mainly attributed to the appropriateness of …
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Analysis of teacher verbal feedback in a Thai postgraduate classroom
… objectives and his personal teaching goals in an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) classroom. The participant of the present study was a Thai teacher teaching at university level.<br/><br/>The current study draws on both classroom observation and interview data in a classroom-centred research. …
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The acceptability of writing by second language engineering students : acculturating to a profession
… field such as engineering is difficult for any novice, but especially so for writers who must achieve competency in the linguistic, cultural, academic, and professional norms of their second language. Technical reports written by both native English-speaking students (NES) and students …
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Developing an ESP curriculum on tourism and agribusiness for a rural school in Nicaragua: a retrospective diary
… secondary school in Nicaragua needed an English curriculum that would support students at varying levels of English proficiency in grades seven through eleven to pass the TOEFL exam their senior year and meet the English national requirement for accreditation. This curriculum should be …
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Needs analysis and course design for Dacwa students: Teaching Arabic for specific purposes (TASP)
… was found that the field of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) is not totally devoid of textbooks and research studies concerning Arabic for Specific Purposes (ASP). However, the greater part of these attempts lack a theoretical framework and, seemingly, guidance. Such attempts therefore …
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BUILDING BRIDGES FROM CURRENT ENGLISH CONTENT TO AN IMAGINED ENGLISH FUTURE
<p>Learning English as a second language is a key factor to promote globalization, because the language has spread widely. Furthermore, learning English vocabulary for the fast-paced global business environment is highly dependent on the imagined future of a business major; he or she must imagine …
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A needs-analysis for international art students: talk in critiques
… as well as of instructors’ pedagogical goals for critiques. The analysis of the talk and interactions in critiques, coupled with students’ and faculty members’ perceptions of critiques, can eventually be used to develop materials and guides for international students, to inform learning …
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