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English for specific purposes : a learning-centred approach / Tom Hutchinson and Alan Waters.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New directions in language teachingPublisher: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] : Cambridge University Press, 1987Description: viii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521267323
  • 9780521267328
  • 0521318378
  • 9780521318372
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.2407
LOC classification:
  • PE1128.A2 H88 1987
Contents:
What is ESP? The origins of ESP. The development of ESP. ESP: approach not product. Course design. Language descriptions. Theories of learning. Needs analysis. Approaches to course design. Application. The syllabus. Materials evaluation. Materials design. Methodology. Evaluation. Role of the ESP teacher. Orientation.
Summary: "English for Specific Purposes offers the teacher a new perspective on this important field. The main concern of the book is effective learning and how this can best be achieved in ESP courses. The authors discuss the evolution of ESP and its position today; the role of the ESP teacher; course design; syllabuses; materials; teaching methods, and evaluation procedures. The book will be of interest to all teachers who are concerned with ESP. Those who are new to the field will find it a thorough, practical introduction while those with more extensive experience will find its approach both stimulating and innovative."--Publisher description.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 428.2407 HUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A074536B
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 428.2407 HUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A081812B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-179) and index.

What is ESP? The origins of ESP. The development of ESP. ESP: approach not product. Course design. Language descriptions. Theories of learning. Needs analysis. Approaches to course design. Application. The syllabus. Materials evaluation. Materials design. Methodology. Evaluation. Role of the ESP teacher. Orientation.

"English for Specific Purposes offers the teacher a new perspective on this important field. The main concern of the book is effective learning and how this can best be achieved in ESP courses. The authors discuss the evolution of ESP and its position today; the role of the ESP teacher; course design; syllabuses; materials; teaching methods, and evaluation procedures. The book will be of interest to all teachers who are concerned with ESP. Those who are new to the field will find it a thorough, practical introduction while those with more extensive experience will find its approach both stimulating and innovative."--Publisher description.

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