An Impact Study on Alignment of Biomedical Engineering ESP with Content Subjects  

Oleh:

Shuib, Munir ; Chen, Julia

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 8 no. 2 (2012), page 27-54.
Topik: ESP curriculum development; Alignment of ESP and content subjects; Biomedical engineering ESP; Roles of ESP and host department; Collaboration between academics and professionals
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This paper reports the results of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the alignment of an ESP subject with its corresponding content subjects. The ESP subject, which provides profession/discipline-related language education to undergraduate students studying biomedical engineering in the Department of Health Technology and Informatics professionals and one language specialist. Students’ perceptions and teachers’ reflections on the subject alignment were explored through surveys and interviews. The findings, which were analysed statistically and qualitatively, show how deeper collaboration between language education providers, academic departments and workplace professionals can facilitate the design and implementation of effective ESP courses. It was found that appropriate alignment of the delivery time of the ESP subject and its corresponding HTI subjects led to more effective learning and teaching while mismatch in assessment foci and arrangements affected learners’ satisfaction with the subject alignment. Students also worried about a perceived role imbalance between the two academic units; this finding echoes to a certain extent Hyland’s

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