English For Purpose

The term EAP refers to the teaching or studying of English courses that have a particular focus on areas of the language that are related to academic study, this type of course is one of the more common forms of ESP teaching. As with most English language programs, EAP courses will normally include the teaching of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, however, the course will also include other more specific skills that the student will need in order to succeed in the field of higher education. The academic skills covered are likely to include things such as essay writing and academic vocabulary, as well as study skills including exam preparation and note taking.  [Read more]

This term is used to define a section of the English language industry that includes courses or curriculums that are designed especially to be used by distinct groups or professions. Common examples of general ESP courses could include scientific English, technical English and business English. As the use of the English language continues to grow around the world, many areas of employment are becoming increasingly reliant on its usage. To meet this need there are numerous courses available that are aimed at specific professions such as medical practitioners, air traffic controllers and various branches of the hospitality industry.  [Read more]

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  Our next category in our series of teaching special groups in ESL is English for specific purposes. This video focuses specifically on teaching business English. How is business Enligsh different to general English? Will you be able to teach business English? Find out in this video. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. As a native speaker, it is indeed an eye opener to know that there are so many classifications for present tense. Some of it is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Sweden Vasteras and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit is based on receptive skills, reading and listening. There are two main motives for reading and listening, either, for a purpose, or for entertainment. Often you will find people read and listen for both purposes, for a purpose, and because they are entertained by that purpose. For example a tour brochure of a city might be interesting and entertaining to read, but at the same time if you are visiting that city it will also help you find your way around so has a purpose too. Pre-existing...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Talleys Corner Delaware and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Any language consist of four basic skills: reading and listening (receptive skills) and speaking and writing (productive skills). This unit deals with the receptive skills. All of these skills are equally important. We cannot say that the productive skills are more important or vice versa. The reasons behind listening and reading can be based on two motives: for a purpose/aim or simply for entertainment. If you are reading or listening to you favorite commentary or commentator than you are...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Haddon New Mexico and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 19 covered the topic of class types a teacher may face. I learned that there are several types of language classes that are dependent on the language level, and language purpose. i.e. There are classes for beginners, individual learners, children, and business purposes. What I feel sets Business English courses apart from the others is that Business English courses are typically for specific purposes and courses are geared to meet the demands of that company. Also, Business language course...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nixa Missouri and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit discusses the topic of evaluation and testing. Evaluations and tests are important in every step of teaching students because it can be a guide to knowing the student's level in the begging of the course, also it can help the teacher clearly see the student's progress and the things that the student needs to improve on. The Lesson also discusses the different types of evaluations and tests which include the: placement tests, progress tests, Diagnostic tests and practice tests. I have personally...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL South Yarmouth Masachusetts and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit concentrated on the passive skills of reading and listening. It stated the two main purposes for using these skills, for entertainment and for purpose, and then went into the the different ways we use them such as skimming and reading in detail before giving useful tips on how to teach these skills along with some example activities. It was interesting to me to be able to more properly identify how I specifically use reading and listening (for purpose and entertainment) as well...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Anyang and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit introduces the course for teaching business English. It starts with an overview of the 6 units in the course, then the aim and objectives of this course are introduced. The unit also has a list of general terminology relating to teaching business English and for general TEFL. It then introduces the idea of teaching ESP (the teaching of English for Specific Purposes), which includes teaching medical English for medical personnel, English for banking and finance, English for law,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Franco Da Rocha Brazil and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The four basic skills in any language are reading, listening, speaking and writing. Receptive skills are the reading and listening, and the productive skills are the specking and writing. Predictive skills are specific information - scanning, general idea- skimming, detailed information and deducted from context. An example of purpose reading is reading map. An example of entertainment reading is listing to jokes or reading a novel.This unit was very enlightening in terms of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Grice Texas and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit covered the teaching of receptive skills. The receptive skills are Reading and Listening, and the Productive skills are Speaking and Writing. There are multiple purposes and motives for using receptive skills. This unit divided them into listening or reading for a purpose and listening or reading for entertainment. There are different skills that come into play with the productive skills, such as skimming for general ideas or scanning for specific information. To make the teaching of productive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hatfield Oregon and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Receptive skills are comprised of both reading and listening, both of which are equally important of the English student to continue to grasp the English language. We identified that there are two main purposes for reading and listening: 1. for a specific purpose-listening to directions and 2. for entertainment-pleasure, such as reading a book or watching a movie. When either reading or listening we can employ specific skills that allow us to find/gather information differently. These are predictive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wagarville Alabama and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 7, teaching receptive, skills taught me what purposes could be used when we read or listen. There could be variety of reasons for reading and listening. Reading and writing could be for a specific purpose or could be also for entertainment. When we read, or listen, we might use different specialist skills. Skills such as predictive, skimming, or deduction from the context. Also, I learned about the basic keys to successful receptive skills are as follow: incorporating activate phases that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Arcola Mississippi and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: There are various types of assessments/evaluations used with each having its purpose. Placement test are used to place students i.e evaluate their level before starting a course, diagnostic tests are similar to placement test but are more detailed. Progress tests are used to ascertain students progress in a course, how much they have retained or forgotten. Practice tests are usually used to prepare students for a bigger (external) exam. Frequency and manner of testing if not set by institution is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pennsboro West Virginia and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit looks at teaching of the two receptive skills, reading and listening, which are both equally important for students learning English. It covers the different purposes for which we read, or listen to, information, and explains the differences in how we read and listen. I found the information on these specialist skills interesting, as it made me think about the purpose behind obtaining information, and the processes in which we obtain it. Looking at these specialist skills has also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kingsland Arkansas and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The unit covers receptive skills which are reading and writing. Both of the skills are equally important in the English language. In the unit I learnt that there are two reasons why a person read, it could be to read for a purpose where you want to achieve something by reading a certain text and the second one is reading for entertainment purposes such as reading your favorite magazine. Listening is equally important as reading although when it comes to listening you only have one chance to hear...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Belarus Mazyr and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit offers a broad description of the course contents in order to clarify the methodology, the aim and the purpose of teaching english for business that also includes several areas with some Academic or vocational purposes (for example English for Banking and finance, English for medical personnel,english for Hotel management,English for restauration industry,etc) and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of teaching english in different countries taking into account salaries...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ukraine Kramatorsk and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This chapter emphasizes the equal importance of both reading and listening which are considered receptive skills. An important aspect to check for with receptive skills would be comprehension. Ther different purposes for reading and listening would be for a purpose, to scan for detailed information to skim for general information, to deduce information and to read or listen for detailed information. It is important that when teachers teach receptive skills that the topics are interesting,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ossining New York and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Reading and listening are known as receptive skills as opposed to speaking and writing, which are productive skills. There are a number of different reasons and purposes why we read or listen and different skills for each purpose. For example, reading a novel is reading for entertainment, and one would not likely use the skimming technique for this text. When choosing a text for students, it is important to choose a topic they will be interested in and one that is appropriate for their skill level....  [Read more]