Suggestions for a subject-speci®c approach in teaching foreign languages to engineering and science students  

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Dlaska, A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: SYSTEM: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Full Text) vol. 27 no. 3 (Sep. 1999), page 401-417.
Topik: Languages for speci®c purposes; German for engineers; Work placements abroad; ERASMUS exchanges; UK Higher Education; CALL; Study skills
Fulltext: Dlaska_A.pdf (149.96KB)

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Amongst students entering the UK Higher Education system the demand for degree courses combined with a language is rising. Language tutors are increasingly called upon to devise subject-speci®c language courses and materials for students in engineering and science subjects. Many of these courses focus on improving learners' general language competence and restrict subject speci®city in language teaching to discussions about energy and waste management. Studies show, however, that a good general competence in the foreign lan- guage will not necessarily enable learners to cope with subject-speci®c communications in the workplace or during a course of study abroad. Based on a language needs analysis for students on a German for Engineering course, this paper argues that teaching languages for speci®c purposes (LSP) needs to consider the subject-speci®c needs of specialists in a given ®eld. It proposes that LSP-courses need to be skill-oriented and learner-centred and ought to emphasise the role of CALL and Independent Learning strategies such as TANDEM learning. Practical suggestions are made concerning course development and materials for a vocationally and academically oriented LSP course.

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