Lesson 21-22. The role of independent study skills: study-oriented foreign language, reading and research skills. Part 1-2
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Foreign language teaching in special directions (fields)
The role of independent study skills: study-oriented foreign language, reading and research skills. Part 1-2
80 minutes
To analyse the place of study skills: note-taking; note-making
1. Harding, K. (2007) English for Specific Purposes (Resource books for teachers). 2. Jordan, R. R. (2005) English for Academic Purposes: A Guide and Resource Book for Teachers. 3. Dudley-Evans, T. & M-J. St John (1998) Developments in English for Specific Purposes.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Charts, laptop with speakers, handouts, white board
Procedure : Warm up: Teacher asks students to brainstorm their ideas about the topic
While activity: The following answers illustrate some of the representative answers pro-
vided by the students:
– Since I’d wish to leave UK after I graduate, I expect legalEnglish to be extremely important for me. I am also interested in inter-national students relationships, [...]
– I hope to move to an English speaking country and practice law there. – I would like to speak fluently english and with knowledge of Legal EnglishI want to try my fortune somewhere abroad. – For communication with foreign customer and for contract preparation. – I would communicate in English with foreign clients or work for an international company. – Maybe in my future employment or to read more difficult texts or just to improve my language skills. As shown in the last reply, not all students may be aware of the necessity of having to work with international publications written in English, thus hop- ing the course will help them increase their ability to process texts written in a foreign language. This indicates that at least some students are aware that English language instruction actually goes beyond merely teaching the
language, seeing it as a tool crucial for acquiring further professional knowl- edge.
