Preliminary Analysis of Business Learners’ Needs

Benabdallah, Awicha

doi:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6p519

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“…These results contrast with other studies on ESP, where the main interest seems to be found in oral skills (Benabdallah, 2014) and vocabulary (Mitra, 2014). As stated above, the number of reading activities is prominent in both textbooks, whereas it is one of the last aspects to be considered in the needs analyses carried out by Benabdallah (2014) and Mitra (2014). Furthermore, even though there is no specific mention of language for specific purposes in the CEFR, the last version of this document (2018) states the importance of mediation in the development of communicative competence.…”

Section: Skills and Type Of Instructioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

“…In terms of language functions, students report on the need for learning to give instructions, request information from patients, and offer help and treatments. In the realm of Business English, Benabdallah (2014) concludes that students are particularly interested in learning specific vocabulary and developing language skills in this order of importance: speaking, listening, writing and reading.…”

Section: Esp Materials Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Esp Textbooks for Commerce and Medicine: An Analysis of Skills and Types of Instruction

Carrasco-Flores

Alcaraz-Mármol

2021

ESPEAP

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The present study explores the communicative potential of two ESP textbooks. It examines a sample of activities of English for Commerce and English for Medicine textbooks with an instrument of analysis consisting of three parts: (1) a section for the metadata of the activities, (2) a checklist which assesses the presence and distribution of language skills and systems, and (3) a scale devised by Criado (2016) which measures the weight of meaning-focused and form-focused instruction found in activities. To study these elements, a framework describing and illustrating each component was designed. Inter-rater reliability tests were carried out to ensure the validity of the results. The findings of the study suggest that these textbooks are mainly meaning-focused, although some differences as regards the extent to which each of these elements is promoted can be found. Moreover, several methodological issues are raised in order to improve future research concerning materials analysis.

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Section: Skills and Type Of Instructioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

Section: Esp Materials Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%