2023_24
Educational guide 
Faculty of Arts
A A A 
english 
Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign/Second Language (2015)
 Subjects
  ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
   Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Every unit/session will include at least an introductory activity (a "Warm-up activity") to raise students’ interest and help them understand specific aspects of ESP course design.
Presentations / oral communications Towards the end of the course, students will have to give an oral presentation of their collaborative work: the design of an ESP course of their choice. In their oral presentation, each group member will have to discuss a different phase or aspect of ESP course design. They will also have to justify all the decisions made concerning course design, putting into practice all the concepts learnt in the course. The oral presentation of each member of the group will be video-recorded and then submitted as just one video.
Collaborative work In groups, students will have to design an ESP course of their choice, and they will have to go through all the different stages of course design, reflecting on each of them and making decisions. They will have to describe the specific context of the ESP course, carry out a Needs Analysis, create a syllabus, develop a complete teaching unit creating or adapting materials, and establish a coherent assessment method that takes into account the main objective of the ESP course designed.
Reading written documents and graphs Every week students will have to read course readings in order to successfully participate in debates and complete self-monitoring activities.
Webcasting Every week students will have to watch the corresponding voice-over videos, which include course contents previously registered in a video.
videoconferencing There will be 2 synchronous sessions that will take place via webconferencing: one to create groups for the collaborative work students will have to complete and another one to ask students questions on their oral presentation of the collaborative work.
Self-monitoring activities Throughout the course, students will be able to check their progress and understanding of concepts related to ESP courses by completing 4 online tests.
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom Every week and after watching the corresponding videos, students will have to submit their weekly assignments.These assignments will consist in practical exercises related to the contents of the course.
Personal attention Students will be able to ask questions or talk to their teacher about subject-related issues via videoconference or just sending an email message.
Debates Critical thinking will be fostered in this course through online debates. In order to participate in those debates, students will have to read assigned readings, show they can deal with complex ESP situations and provide creative solutions.