Kuwait : ESP Reading : Some Implications in The Design of Materials  

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Ghani, Salwa Abdul

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM (http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives.html) vol. 31 no. 4 (Okt. 1993), page 42-44.
Topik: MATERIALS; ESP reading; implications; design; materials
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Perhaps the most important ability that a non - English - speaking student of science needs is reading. Such an ability is a crucial tool that aids the learning process, as without it the student cannot deal with the enormous bulk of literature he has to read during his period of study in an English - medium faculty. However, adequate ESP materials that can be used to develop this ability are sometimes not commercially available. Thus, teachers are confronted with the task of preparing their own materials to meet their students’ needs. Developing an ESP reading course for non - English - speaking science students is not easy. Four main problems face the materials developer. These are : 1. deciding on the purpose of the reading in order to determine the level of reading difficulty required by the target group ; 2. deciding on the cognitive level(s) of comprehension ; 3. selecting texts with the right level of difficulty for both students and teachers ; 4. deciding on the appropriate length of the texts. This article suggests some possible lines of approach based on the experience of teaching reading to science students at Kuwait University, where English is the medium of instruction in the faculties of science, engineering, and medicine. The students are native speakers of Arabic.

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