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WorksheetsUNIT 1 - INTRODUCTION TO ESP
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What is English for Specific Purposes?
How and when did ESP originated?
List the three main phases of development of ESP and their respective principles.
Mention at least two misconceptions of ESP (things ESP is NOT).
According to Dudley-Evans and St. John (1998), mention three of the eight points constituing their current concept of needs analysis.
Write a brief definition of what needs analysis is and mention two of the steps involved in this process.
Mention three data collection techniques that can be used in the needs analysis process.
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of using interviews as a data collection technique?
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of using questionaires as a data collection technique?
Describe the concept of wide-angled ESP courses and provide two examples of it.
Describe the concept of narrow-angled ESP courses and provide two examples of it.
You've been assigned to develop a narrow-angled ESP course for the waiting staff of a five star Michelin restaurant specialized in italian cuisine. What real content could you include in the course and what would you use as carrier for it?
Describe what authentic and non-authentic texts are in ESP.
You've been assigned to develop a narrow-angled ESP course for the waiting staff of a five star Michelin restaurant specialized in italian cuisine. What would you consider an authentic text to use in this situation and what would be a non-authentic text?
What are the three main things to consider when planning a syllabus for an ESP course?
