UTEG ESP Session 4

What is the difference between a lack and a want in needs analysis?

• A typical lack is the language point or skill which a learner has not already mastered. A want is the learner’s view of what he or she needs to learn.

• A lack is the type of need determined by the demand of the target situation, but this is not the same as what the learners want.

• It is quite possible that the learners’ views will conflict with the perceptions of other interested parties: course designers, sponsors, teachers…etc.

Which statement should be true?

• A. Instructors might have to consider issues such as age of learners, duration of classes and attitude towards autonomous work.

• B. The contents page of the textbook determines the content of the syllabus.

• C. An instructor performs a needs analysis after preparing the syllabus

How can we compare a syllabus for an ESP course and any other course? Select the best answer.

• A. There are many issues which might be relevant in ESP and other courses, but they need to be interpreted differently in each case.

• B. An ESP syllabus is fundamentally different because it could involve visits to a laboratory, field visits, expert speakers, etc.

• C. There is no difference between the planning process. The differences occur in the implementation.

What happens when instructors cannot work together with administrators and other stakeholders in a team?

• A. Instructors have to assume greater demands on their time, resources, and knowledge.

• B. Instructors may be inexperienced.

• C. Administrators may have to teach in the classroom.

• D. The procedures used to evaluate the administrators will usually be decided at a higher level in the institution.

Identify the professional ability for an ESP teacher which is more general.

• A. Ability to identify problems, understand their causes, and generate successful solutions

• B. Ability to select or design appropriate instructional content and supporting instructional methods

How can learners’ subject matter knowledge can be a benefit in an ESP course?

• A. Learners can identify a real context for the vocabulary and structures they learn using their knowledge of the specialty area.

• Learners in the ESP classroom generally don’t know why they need to use English.

• Most learners have not yet completed their training toward a specific field so they are more open to the experience of learning English than a more experienced worker.