Academic English as a Component of Curriculum for ESL Students (Foreign Experience)

Autor/in	Sadovets, Olesia
Titel	Academic English as a Component of Curriculum for ESL Students (Foreign Experience)
Quelle	In: Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 9 (2019) 1, S.33-43 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2353-9518
DOI	10.2478/rpp-2019-0004
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; English for Academic Purposes; Foreign Countries; Departments; Course Descriptions; English Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Second Language Instruction; Vocabulary Development; Listening Skills; Notetaking; Language Skills; Skill Development; Peer Evaluation; Feedback (Response); Academic Achievement; Student Educational Objectives; Higher Education; College Students; Writing Skills; Reading Skills; Ukraine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Department; Abteilung; Kursstrukturplan; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Wortschatzarbeit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Schulleistung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit
Abstract	It has been substantiated that Academic English must be an integral component of ESL students' study at foreign languages departments to achieve success as professionals and be ready to realize themselves in a demanding world of today. We have defined the main problem on the way to it, namely the insufficient provision of the Academic English discipline in curricula of foreign language departments or its absence. The necessity to elaborate a syllabus for Academic English discipline being taught throughout all the course of study has been substantiated. Educational programs of Academic English in a number of foreign educational establishments of Great Britain, the USA, Canada and Australia have been analyzed and their defining features have been outlined. Strategies and conditions for effective teaching of Academic English have been characterized. It has been defined that in general, in spite of slight differences in the topics covered by different EAP programs, all of them are aimed at: developing strategies and vocabulary for reading and understanding academic texts; finding, understanding, describing and evaluating information for academic purposes; developing active listening and effective note-taking skills; building on language skills to describe problems and cause-and-effect; gathering a range of information, using the skills learned, to integrate it into a written report; engaging in peer-to-peer feedback before finalising one's piece of academic work. Requirements for students' achievements at the end of the course have been determined. As a basis for Academic English syllabus elaboration has been chosen a course by M. Hewings and C. Thaine (upper-intermediate and advanced levels). On its basis we have defined units to be covered by the course as well as skills to be developed. Recommendations as to better and more efficient teaching of the discipline have been outlined. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	De Gruyter Open. Available from: Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 121 High Street, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 857-284-7073; Fax: 857-284-7358; e-mail: service@degruyter.com; Web site: http://www.degruyter.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01