Designing ESP Curriculum for EFL Learners at College of Navigation

• 발행기관: 한국항해항만학회
• 저자명: Seung-Hee Choi
• 간행물 정보: 『한국항해항만학회지』제38권 제2호, 127~134쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 해양공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.04.30

영문 초록

This paper aims to identify what is needed to improve the English for Specific Purposes(ESP) curriculum for English as a Foreign Language(EFL) college learners at navigation school. Different needs from learners and experienced professionals are identified through diversified methods, and the findings from these are analysed and consolidated from a balanced point of view. For this purpose, putting learners at the centre of analysis, identifying their subjective and objective needs serves as a point of departure in formulating the curriculum. Then, the target situation is analysed according to the short-term aim of getting a job, followed by long-term needs for successfully fulfilling future duties as a pilot. Based on findings, it is suggested that ESP curriculum for learners in navigation studies should be focused on the successful language performance of their actual duties and tasks to be given in the future working situations, rather than on immediate needs for getting a job. In particular, special attention needs to be paid to enhancing learners' productive language competences through a series of hands-on trainings and a wide range of extra-curricular activities, specifically for a higher command of oral communication. For this, not only ESP, curriculum for EGP(English for General Purposes) should be systematically structured as ESP-oriented EGP, and naturally move onto areas of ESP in a coherent manner.

목차

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Needs Analysis and Curriculum Design in ESP

3. Sources & Methods

4. Findings & Discussion

5. Suggestions and Conclusion

References

키워드

ESP curriculum EFL college learners navigation studies productive language competences ESP-oriented EGP