scholarly journals A Brief View of the ESP Approach

LETRAS ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 125-143
Author(s):  
Luis Guillermo Barrantes Montero
Keyword(s):  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
The University ◽  
University Community

El artículo trata sobre el enfoque de inglés para fines específicos. Está dirigido a profesores de inglés general, aunque intenta también que la comunidad universitaria reconozca la importancia de evaluar la inversión de recursos en la enseñanza del inglés en función de sus resultados concretados. Se ofrece una descripción de las condiciones que se requieren para diseñar y efectuar estos cursos, acompañada de comentarios surgidos a partir de la experiencia del autor.This article provides information about the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Approach. Although it is intended for teachers of General English, it also aims for the university community as a whole to evaluate how resources are currently invested in English teaching, with regard to the results obtained. A description of the conditions required to design and implement those courses is presented, along with the author's comments based on his own experience.

International perspectives on English teaching

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Locke
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
International Perspectives ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The University

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a personalised overview of the content of English Teaching: Practice and Critique for the years it was hosted at the Wilf Malcolm Institute for Educational Research (WMIER) at the University of Waikato (2002-2014). Design/methodology/approach – It notes trends in relationship to the context of origin of 335 articles published in this period (excluding editorials), including significant increases in articles originating in the USA and Pacific Rim Asian nations, particularly South Korea and Taiwan. It comments on articles that relate to the original vision of the editors’ founders, especially their emphasis on practice, criticality and social justice. Findings – Prevailing themes across 13 years are mapped and in some cases discussed. Originality/value – A number of reflections are shared in relation to the future of the journal and some challenges currently facing subject English.

scholarly journals University Community Engagement and the Strategic Planning Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Newton Miller
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
User Experience Design ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
The University ◽  
University Community

Objectives- To understand how university libraries are engaging with the university community (students, faculty, campus partners, administration) when working through the strategic planning process. Methods- Literature review and exploratory open-ended survey to members of CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians), CARL (Canadian Association of Research Libraries), CONZUL (Council of New Zealand University Librarians), and RLUK (Research Libraries UK) who are most directly involved in the strategic planning process at their library. Results- Out of a potential 113 participants from 4 countries, 31 people replied to the survey in total (27%). Libraries most often mentioned the use of regularly-scheduled surveys to inform their strategic planning which helps to truncate the process for some respondents, as opposed to conducting user feedback specifically for the strategic plan process. Other quantitative methods include customer intelligence and library-produced data. Qualitative methods include the use of focus groups, interviews, and user experience/design techniques to help inform the strategic plan. The focus of questions to users tended to fall towards user-focused (with or without library lens), library-focused, trends & vision, and feedback on plan. Conclusions- Combining both quantitative and qualitative methods can help give a fuller picture for librarians working on a strategic plan. Having the university community join the conversation in how the library moves forward is an important but difficult endeavour. Regardless, the university library needs to be adaptive to the rapidly changing environment around it. Having a sense of how other libraries engage with the university community benefits others who are tasked with strategic planning

scholarly journals Designing and Implementing an ESP Course: Revisiting an Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (28) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Elvia Ureña Salazar
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Target Language ◽  
International Programs ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Work Context ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages

This essay pretends to deep on how the process of making decisions in designing an ESP (English for Specific Purposes) course registered by three TESOL graduate students, structured by the author along with participants, a requirement of the Master of English Teaching for Speakers of Other Languages at University of Costa Rica (UCR).During the course the designers should help a group of UCR workers to communicate in English effectively with international students who want to study at UCR or those who were already participating in international programs. This study introduces data about the apprentices who benefit from this academic activity, tasks designed and taught, aswell as the evaluation and assessment used. Finally, it suggests some recommendations for those who may consider the option of designing an ESP course as an effective strategy to promote the use of the target language in a work context.

scholarly journals Roles of Christian campus fellowships in the fight against cultism in Nigerian universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Collins I. Ugwu ◽  
Onyekachi G. Chukwuma
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
University Community

Cultism is prevalent in most tertiary institutions in Africa. There is no gainsay that this vice is generally unacceptable from both socio-cultural and religious viewpoints. Unfortunately, despite the detrimental tendencies associated with it, some students actively engage in it. Hence, various governmental and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have risen to campaign against cultism in tertiary institutions. The thrust of this research, therefore, is to investigate the roles of Christian campus fellowships in the fight against cultism amongst students of Nigerian universities, with reference to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). It also explores the challenges which the activities of cult groups pose to the university community. Utilising the descriptive method of data analysis, this work discovered that Christian campus fellowships are both a significant and a veritable tool in the fight against cultism in the UNN. As part of her primary and social responsibilities, Christian campus fellowships preach and teach against cult activities in tertiary institutions. They also intervene through some philanthropic gestures and other ecclesiastical activities which are primarily geared towards inculcating right values and godly characters in students, encouraging students who are members of cult groups to denounce their membership and also discouraging students from joining cult groups. The data for this research were drawn from both primary (personal communication) and secondary sources (books, journals and internet materials). The major finding of this article reveals that Christian campus fellowships in the UNN, have made remarkable strides in the campaign against the involvement of students in cultism.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article explicitly lays bare the contributions of Christian campus fellowships in order to bring cult practices to a barest minimum amongst students of the UNN. The study contributes to modern discourses on juvenile delinquency with respect to disciplines such as religion, sociology, social work and psychology.

scholarly journals The use of social networking sites and their relation to the behavior of the university student: استخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي وعلاقتها بالسلوك الانحرافي لدى الطالب الجامعي

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Djeboub Walid
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
University Community

This study aimed to show the extent of teenagers who represent students Tèbessa University contents of violence and crime that is seen or published or traded them through the media and communication affected, especially through social networking sites and networks, such as Facebook and stringing YouTube and Skype, etc., which may contribute to the formation and strengthening of behaviors negative in these through the following problem: Do you contribute to social networking sites through the implications of violence and crime in a negative impact on the behaviors of the students within the university community ?, also deliberately researcher to sample the estimated inventory of 50 students schooled at the Faculty of Economics and Commercial Sciences and Management Sciences of each section by an estimated 10% of the study population as a whole's (2000) the adoption of simple random sampling technique, the results have also been addressing the adoption system (SPSS) , Which resulted in the results: the presence of a statistically significant correlation between the students' use of social networking sites and the spread of deviant behavior within the university community?, And no statistically significant differences in the adverse effects of the use of social networking sites on the behavior of students depending on the sex variable, the largest of any female average for the benefit of, No statistically significant differences in the adverse effects of the use of social networking sites on the behavior of students depending on the variable physical level ?,No statistically significant differences in the adverse effects of the use of social networking sites on the behavior of the students due to the level of scientific student ?,The study also called attention to the recent media study the impact of the implications of violence and crime across social networking on the behavior of young people and adolescents sites, spreading awareness programs to help solve the problems of this phenomenon.

Successes and Failures of the University-Community Partnership: A Case Study of Imbali Semi-Rural Settlement

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110273
Author(s):  
Molise David Nhlapo ◽  
Dipane Joseph Hlalele
Keyword(s):  
Community Partnership ◽  
Relational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Rural Context ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Effective Group ◽  
University Leaders ◽  
The University ◽  
University Community

Universities should conduct research and provide services to the society in their environment. In this article, the relational leadership model was used to evaluate a University-Community partnership in a semi-rural context in South Africa. The relational leadership model is an aspirational model supporting a healthy, ethical, and effective group. It comprises five components necessary for sustainable positive change in an organization. The model advocates for five components of which four were used to evaluate the project which the article is based on. Data were produced through interviews with two main university leaders of the project and the results show that the partnership has lost momentum in recent years based on non-conformity to some of the principles of the components suggested by the relational leadership. Through the rich experiences from participants, the article reflects on methods and recommendations in which the threads facing the partnership can be circumvented.

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