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Training ESP Students in Language Awareness and Analysis
Training ESP Students in Language Awareness and Analysis

Author(s): Adrian Ciupe
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Universitatea »Babes Bolyai« Cluj - Facultatea de St. Economice si Gestiunea Afacerilor
Keywords: business English; collocations; dependent prepositions; derivatives; dictionaries; ESP; general English; grammar; guide; idioms; input; language analysis; language awareness; language skills; language

Summary/Abstract: ESP teaching is not a mere continuation of ELT focus and approaches, but an altogether different educational paradigm with paramount final language learning consequences for the main stakeholders: university students enrolled on business English courses with a view to language mastery and practical use in their future careers. This article attempts to make a case for the role of the ESP teacher as an empowering factor in students’ independence and assumption of responsibility towards success in using English as a future workplace skill. A theoretical section outlines the rationale of the author’s argument, complemented by a practical hands-on demonstration in the form of a concise guide for ESP teachers at tertiary level.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-28
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English
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