ESP has become a crucial part of every EFL curriculum. Hence, there are numerous challenges that both students and teachers encounter during their classes. This paper deals with potential problems that students face in ESP classroom, their attitudes towards the content and perspective of ESP classes and materials, as well as implications and recommendations for future methods and resources used in ESP classrooms. For the purpose of the study, we conducted a survey among students to examine their attitudes and to investigate their perspectives of ESP classes and materials. The paper presents the results of a survey conducted among IT students. The main research instrument used in our study was a questionnaire combined with a semi-structured interview and a small-scale needs analysis. The results show that students are aware of the importance of ESP and are motivated to improve their level of professional English in order to be successful in their future careers. The findings also show that most of the students’ value authentic materials and speaking activities, which were both evaluated as positive aspects of ESP classes. These findings can help us design future ESP curricula and overcome difficulties and challenges in an ESP classroom
Apstrakt: U savremenom podučavanju jezika, akcenat nastave leži na razvijanju kompetencija i autonomije učenika, za razliku od tradicionalnog pristupa gde je akcenat na prenošenju znanja. Cilj ovog rada jeste analiziranje socijalno-afektivnih strategija koje učenici koriste prilikom komunikacije na engleskom jeziku, preciznije, u usmenom izražavanju. Strategije usmenog izražavanja i njihovo korišćenje omogućavaju učeniku da aktivira znanja i postojeće kompetencije, a samim tim i da se snađe u konkretnoj situaciji. Stoga je strateška kompetencija (tj. kompetencija korišćenja konkretne strategije) imperativ savremene nastave i učenja. Konkretne strategije koje su predmet ovog istraživanja su socijalno-afektivne, kao jedne od najbitnijih u komunikaciji na stranom jeziku u školskom okruženju. Istraživanje je sprovedeno u dve srednje stručne škole, na konačnom uzorku od 38 učenika. U svrhu prikupljanja podataka, korišćen je upitnik o strategijama učenja, odnosno Inventar strategija za učenje jezika. Dobijeni rezultati ukazuju da učenici nedovoljno koriste strategije učenja, kao i i da je veliki broj učenika neinformisan o postojanju strategija kao sredstva za podršku prilikom učenja engleskog jezika. Ukazana je potreba za podučavanjem strategija učenja na svim nivoima obrazovanja, a samim time i razvijanjem motivacije i pozitivnih stavova prema jeziku koji se uči, kao i samostalnosti u procesu učenja.Ključne reči: engleski kao jezik struke, Inventar strategija učenja jezika, ISUJ, komunikacijske strategije, strategije za učenje jezika. results indicate that students use learning strategies insufficiently, as well as that a large number of students are not informed about the existence of strategies as a means of support when learning English. The need for teaching strategies at all levels of education was underscored, along with developing motivation and positive attitudes towards the language being learned, as well as independence in the learning process.
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