Topic 38 – Scientific, technologic, commercial and administrative english

Topic 38 – Scientific, technologic, commercial and administrative english

1 definition of ESP

2 types of ESP

3 english for science and technology

4 english for business and commerce

5 course design

5.1 need analysis

5.2 syllabus design

5.3 materials evaluation

5.4 materials design

5.5 evaluation

1 WHAT IS ESP?

20TH century, the expansion of technology and commerce

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need for international language (LINGUA FRANCA)

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several reasons (economic |

power ENGLISH

USA)

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expansion of English for Special Purposes <–> General English

(awareness <———–> existence)

of need of communication

2 TYPES OF ESP

English for Occupational Purposes <——-> English for Academic Purposes

English for Occupational Purposes:

Learners need to use English as part of their work or profession.

(air traffic controller, waiter, hotel recepcionist, businessman,)

English for Academic Purposes:

Learners need to use English in their studies:

(overseas student trying to get a degree at a British University, Erasmus student taking a course at a foreign university)

3 ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The methodology of science, with its demand for objectivity, systematic researgh, clarity and exact measurement

LINGUISTIC CONSEQUENCES

VOCABULARY

Borrowings from Latin and Greek:

Derma, itis, mono, poli

Compounds expressions requiring technical abbreviatures

Km, ac dc, hp

Symbols and formulae (usually the same as in 1st language)

E=mc2

Technical vocabulary

Tymus, gauge (geid3), shunt

Subtechnical vocabulary:

Strain, intense, angle

GRAMMAR

Long complex sentences

Passive constructions (action, not doer

But

Criticism, avoided)

Statements of general truth

Comparative and contrast clauses

TEACHING OF TECHNICAL ENGLISH

Early stages: concrete laboratory situations, working with instruments while talking about them.

Advanced levels: connectors, abbreviations, description of processes, deductions.

4 ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS AND COMMERCE

VOCABULARY

Technical: sole agent, limited partnership, joint venture, takeover bid, balance

Agente sociedad cooperativa opción sheet

Exclusivo limitada de compra

Subtechnical: mill, stock, cash, purchase

COLLOCATIONS

Depend on, apply for/to, by cash

FALSE FRIENDS

Actual, consideration, instrument, resume Real gratification document c.v.

EASILY CONFUSED WORDS

Economy economical economic economics Ensure reassure insure

Afirmar Reasegurar hacer seguros

Tranquilizar

IDIOMS

Red carpet , pay through the nose, in the red, lame duck, go bust,

Preferential pay a lot of money having insolvent quebrar

Debts broker

PHRASAL VERBS

Take over, put forward, put off, back out of, hive off Become independent

NOMINALIZED FORMS

Breakdown, income, input, output, outcome.

ABBREVIATIONS ACRONYMS BLENDS CLIPPINGS

FEDeral agent Press Association

REPresentative Very Important Person

GRAMMAR AND USAGE:

Noun combinations, inversion, cleft sentences.

TEACHING ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS AND COMMERCE

Work with letters.

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Differences in style to the care of , capitalisation, punctuation, abbreviations (c/o, P.O. Box, world organisations) parts of letters. (envelope, paper, date, sender, theme, greeting, closure, signature) Speaking on the phone.

5 COURSE DESIGN:

1 NEEDS ANALYSIS

JOHN MUNBY COMMUNICATIVE SYLLABUS DESIGN

Set of procedures Communication

Needs Processor

Only target needs (necessities, lacks, wants)

Not learning needs (motivation, methodology, resources)

2 SYLLABUS DESIGN (setting objectives)

Determine approach (lexical, grammatical)

-based (topic, task, skills, function, situation)

expresed as skills, functions, initial level, time, material available

3 MATERIALS EVALUATION

content, methodology, design, activities, skills…

4 MATERIALS DESIGN

Commercial: don´t fit Real and authentic Steps:

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FOCUS FOCUS

(language is a means for (summarising, gap filling

communication) true false)

TASK (role-plays, jigsaw letters)

5 EVALUATION

LEARNER ASSESSMENT

Placement test (initial level)

Achievement test (what he has learned)

Proficiency test (if he is competent in a given situation)

COURSE EVALUATION

(syllabus, teaching techniques, materials….)