principles of ESP/EVOP are discourse analysis, ethnography, needs analysis, critical perspectives, social constructionism, and contrastive rhetoric (Hyland, 2002b). 2.5 Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers and Students in ESP/EVOP Learning A study on the effects of ESP on early language learners should have an element of the roles and responsibilities of teachers in the learning process. Quite a few literatures specifically focus on the roles and responsibilities of teachers in ESP compared to
to highlight lacks withinlegal English learners. The list of learners for study not only has included the students but teachers themselves. It was likely considered that the students fail to comprehend issue of Vagueness found in English legal language. It even contradicted with legal student’s goal of precision. According to (Swales and Bhatia, 1982), they pointed that “English for legal Purposes (ELP) is an important but relatively uncultivated corner of the ESP field. One of the reasons could
towards very different extents. Along with this new emerging processes, language phenomenon which possesses universal values, has become an important need for the communication of people. Scientific and technological developments which occurred with Industrial Revolution were clinched and became more powerful with developments after Second World War. This rapid development in science and technology was also attributed to English language in academic platforms moreover the situation was thought as economic
Smith (1976) was one of the first people who defined the term “International Language”. According to him: “International Language is one which is used by people of different nations to communicate with each other” He made certain assertions that show the relation between culture and international language. His assumptions are: • It’s not necessary for a learner of an international language to adopt the cultural norms as well. • The ownership of the worldwide dialect gets to be denationalized. •
Vocabulary plays a vital role in foreign language learning. Nation claims that “words are the building blocks of a language since they label objects, actions, ideas without which people cannot convey the intended meaning.” (Zahedi and Abdi, 2012, p.2273). Geluso and Yamaguchi (2014, p. 227) argued that DDL is “firmly grounded in cognitive linguistic theory as learners analyze masses of input in a quest to become more familiar with structural regularities via inductive means.” Using this method, learners
written works. The name is used traditionally to refer those artistic works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors. Literature can be categorized further according to a variety of forms, contents, structures, systems, language, national origin, historical period, genre, and subject matter. It is therefore important to see what literature is. literature in its definition tend to be circular. The 11th edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary considers literature
1. Introduction The role of the English language in the Greek state schools in general is considered to be secondary although it is generally agreed that the English language is important being an international language. The current attitude towards learning English in State schools is depressing as most of the learners learn the language in private language institutes in a more organised and exam- oriented way (Manolopoulou-Sergi, 2001). However, the subject imposed by the Ministry of education
1. Introduction The history of English language teaching is perhaps as old as the language itself and hence the history of language teaching methodologies. Gebhard (1990) mentions that there is no one method which can be said to be perfect for ally teaching context and situations. This suggests that language teaching involves a blend of different approaches which are underpinned in theoretical perspectives, for instance, the Audio-lingual Method can trace its theoretical foundations in both structuralism
Listening skill is vital in language learning because aural input helps language acquisition and language use. Without understanding the input at the right level, any learning simply cannot begin. Spoken language provides a means of interaction for the learner, since learners must interact to achieve understanding, access to speakers of language is essential. Listening is an interactive process because for comprehension the brain acts on the impulses that bear various cognitive and affective mechanisms
Introduction English as a second or foreign language has gained much attention during the past decades in almost every country. In Iran English is taught as a foreign language in high-schools as well as in universities (Mirdehghan, HoseiniKargar, Navab, & Mahmoodi, 2011). Aside from different language courses presented in different levels of public academic centers, there are also private institutes that teach different levels of foreign language. As a branch of English language teaching, English for specific