Master 1 Didactique des Langues Etrangères - English for Specific Purposes - M. OUTEMZABET Belkacem
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University of Bejaia Faculty of Arts and Languages Department of English Teacher: Mr Belkacem Outemzabet |
Academic Year: 2020 / 2021 Level of study: Master 01 Speciality: Linguistics Orientation: Research |
Subject’s title: English for Specific Purposes and English for Academic Purposes
Subject’s code: ESP/EAP
Number of credits: 1
Coefficient value: one
The objectives of the subject:
The principal aim of this course is to familiarize students with the most prevailing concepts, theories and analytical tools in the study of language for specific/occupational purposes. The topics to be covered include such current issues as the multidisciplinarity, authenticity, research-base, ESP competences, ESP methodology, textual generic and discursive features, the issue of specificity, needs assessment, classifications
Pre-requisite (background) knowledge
- Introductory concepts to foreign language teaching and ESP
- second language learning theories,
- Sociolinguistics: English as an international language
- Textual linguistics/discourse analysis: standards of textuality, discourse functions, structural patterns of texts
Course contents
1- Definitions of ESP
2- Origin and developments of ESP
3- ESP Classifications and typologies
4- ESP competences
5- Authenticity in ESP
6- Needs analysis in ESP
7- Linguistic research in ESP: register, text, discourse, corpus and genre analyses
8- ESP teaching methods and issues
Mode of evaluation:
1- Continuous evaluation
2- Projects
References (Recommended Readings).
1- Hutchinson, T. & Waters, A. (1987). English for Specific Purposes: a Learning-Centered Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2- Dudley-Evans and St John. (1998). Developments in English for Specific purposes: a multi-disciplinary approach. Cambridge: Cambridge university press.
3- R.R. Jordan. 1997. English for Academic Purposes: a Guide and Resourse Book for Students. Cambridge: Cambridge university press.
4- B. Outemzabet. 2018. ESP Concepts and Issues: Lecture Notes for Bejaia University Students. E-learning: Bejaia University.
- Teacher: Belkacem OUTEMZABET