ESP Learners' Needs Related Learning for the Workplace: A Pragmatic Study for Business School

Autor/in	Liton, Hussain Ahmed
Titel	ESP Learners' Needs Related Learning for the Workplace: A Pragmatic Study for Business School
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 8 (2015) 2, S.3-16 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); English for Special Purposes; Workplace Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; Questionnaires; English Teachers; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Student Needs; Communication Skills; Education Work Relationship; Needs Assessment; Textbooks; College Students; Business Administration Education; Student Centered Learning; Teacher Attitudes; Asia; Bangladesh; Kuwait; Malaysia; Pakistan; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Unterrichtserfolg; Fragebogen; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Kommunikationsstil; Bedarfsermittlung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Collegestudent; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Lehrerverhalten; Asien; Bangladesch; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Typically, an ESP course is designed to develop students' communication skills not solely for the office, but also for useful in a specific workplace. Unfortunately, ESP for Schools of Business at some South-East Asian universities is not being very effective in promoting students' performance in the workplace. Behind this backdrop, this paper explores learners' pragmatic workplace learning practices that impact on their profession and have immediate applicability to their professional responsibilities. This article, in other words, addresses the gaps between what students learn in ESP class and what they need in real workplace. The data were collected through questionnaires from 30 ESP teachers. The data were analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The research results revealed that the current ESP in use fails to capture the learners' needs and skills in workplace communication. It, therefore, suggests that ESP textbook has to adapt the practical workplace needs related materials as well as supplementing extra materials through teachers' constant "needs analysis". (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Instruction. Usak University, College of Education, Ankara Izmir Yolu, 1 Eylul Kampusu, Usak, 64200, Turkey. Tel: +90-5357355455; e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01