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| ELL4039 | English for Specific Purposes | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Raşide DAĞ AKBAŞ | | Co-Lecturer | Dr.Öğretim Üyesi Raşide DAĞ AKBAŞ | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to provide students with the concepts and principles of teaching English for Specific Purposes, course design and planning processes, material design and development, classroom practices and evaluation methods. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of ESP | | 1,3,5, | | LO - 2 : | demonstrate an understanding of the distinction between English for general purposes (EGP) and English for specific
purposes(ESP)
| | 1,3,5, | | LO - 3 : | recognize the various sub-disciplines of ESP. | | 1,3,5, | | LO - 4 : | demonstrate understanding of the role of needs analysis in course design.
| | 1,3,5, | | LO - 5 : | be equipped with theories and application examples of course design. | | 1,3,5, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course is designed for students who wish to learn how to design special-purpose language programs to meet the specific academic or work-related language needs of adult learners. In particular, it focuses on the historical development of ESP(English for Specific Purposes), analysis of target communication, needs analysis, issues and methodologies in ESP. It includes discussion of the various subfields of the discipline (e.g., English for Academic Purposes, English for Business, etc.) along with the discussion of ESP?s key principles (e.g., needs/genre analysis, learner needs vs. wants, learner-centered curricula). |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition and Classification of ESP | | | Week 2 | A historical perspective on ESP | | | Week 3 | English for Academic Purposes | | | Week 4 | English for Business Purposes | | | Week 5 | Language issues in ESP | | | Week 6 | The skills in EAP and EOP | | | Week 7 | Needs analysis and evaluation | | | Week 8 | | | | Week 9 | | | | Week 10 | | | | Week 11 | | | | Week 12 | | | | Week 13 | | | | Week 14 | | | | Week 15 | | | | Week 16 | | | | |
| 1 | Dudley-Evans, T., & St. John, M. J. (1998). Developments in English for specific purposes: A multi-disciplinary approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | | | 2 | Hutchison, T., & Waters, A. (1987). English for specific purposes: A learning-centred
approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [recommended]
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| 1 | Baskturkmen, H. (2006). Ideas and options in English for specific purposes. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. [required]
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 28/11/2023 | 60 dk | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 22/01/2024 | 60 dk | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | | | | |
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