Teaching listening and speaking in ESP

The speaking skills are used to give oral presentations in EAP and EOP contexts. Mostly the teaching of oral presentations in EAP happens _____________.

• where English is learned as foreign language

• in areas in which the target language is very low

• in English-medium situations

The speaking skills are used to give oral presentations in EAP and EOP contexts. In the case of EOP situations, oral presentations mostly deal with courses for__________.

• tour guides, sales reps and professional people such as doctors and engineers

• specialists in the area of academic and scientific research

• people whose area of expertise deals with presenting conferences or giving speeches

For an effective oral presentation, it has to be constructed based on language and skills. Thus, ESP courses are aimed at structuring, visuals, voice and advance signaling as well as language. To what characteristic does the next text refer to?

This term refers to the way the message is conveyed as it needs to have a start, a middle and an end; it is like a map listeners want to use to be clear. In these oral presentations, the moves from the introduction (start) to the conclusion (end) include some features.

• Language

• Structuring

• Voice

As for ESP speaking research, there have been studies that focus on teaching approaches; however, there is one part in this field that has not been shared or explored and thus, remains occluded; which is such aspect?

• Learning techniques.

• Instructional materials.

• Methodological procedures.

When listening to monologues, there are certain skills which are seen necessary for effective comprehension. One of such skills deals with __________.

• paying attention to all the main words used by the speaker in the presentation

• adjusting the volume of the presentation so you can clearly listen to it

• recognizing function of intonation to signal information structure

According to Dudley-Evans and St John (1998), there are five specific characteristics of listening to monologues that influence the design of courses and materials for this skill. One of such characteristics is_________.

• language movement

• speed of delivery

• speaker’s personality