ESP Module 1: Definition, Characteristics, Principles

ESP is short for __________?

ESP is taught for academic and exam purposes

• True

• False

High priority to common forms Ss would meet in their fields is given in

• register analysis

• discourse analysis

• target situation analysis

• skills and strategies approach

If Ss need to be able to read materials only available in Eng, which approach would a teacher apply?

• register analysis

• discourse analysis

• target situation analysis

• skills and strategies approach

Which statement is true about ESP Characteristic?

• Centered on the language, skills, discourse and genre appropriate to these activities

• Designed for adult learners only

• Need to meet specific needs of society about a profession.

• Can not have different methodology from General English

What is not true about the content of an ESP Course?

• The specificity of content for an ESP course is affected by learners' motivation

• There should be a parallel between the content of ESP course and the main subjects

• Carrier content should be the main focus of an ESP aim since it provided context for using the language

• Learning how to write a report is a real content example

Integrated ESP is a course where English is taught in other subjects

• True

• False

In order to increase authenticity of text in ESP, we should:

• Only use text in the textbooks

• Distinct between different types of texts in each skill

• Combine all types of texts

Discourse-analysis sees text as a whole and focuses on an overall pattern of text through moves.

• True

• False

Who should be involved when defining needs?

• Teachers

• Learners

• Learners' potential employers

• All of the above