Between the ESP Classroom and the Workplace: Bridging the Gap

Autor/in	Bouzidi, Hassan
Titel	Between the ESP Classroom and the Workplace: Bridging the Gap
Quelle	In: English Teaching Forum, 47 (2009) 3, S.10-19 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-663X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English for Special Purposes; Hospitality Occupations; Textbooks; Educational Change; French; Work Environment; Job Performance; Performance Factors; Second Language Learning; Language Fluency; Tourism; Instructional Materials; Relevance (Education); Morocco + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gastgewerbegehilfe; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Bildungsreform; Französisch; Arbeitsmilieu; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Leistungsindikator; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Tourismus; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Relevance; Relevanz; Marokko
Abstract	Since the launch of far-reaching higher education reforms several years ago, many institutions across Morocco have begun revamping their English for Special Purposes (ESP) programs to bring them in line with the needs of local employers. These reforms recognize the correlation between what students learn in class and success in their future professions. Therefore, a main objective of English departments is to ensure that ESP courses impart the key communicative skills that are most useful to graduates in their chosen careers. An important component of an effective ESP course is a textbook that contains job-related English lessons. However, there often is a mismatch between the content of ESP textbooks and actual workplace language demands. To help teachers recognize and rectify the mismatch, this article describes a three-step method to (1) collect data about the needs of employees and employers; (2) use that data to evaluate classroom material--in this case an ESP textbook for English language learners who work in the local Moroccan hospitality industry; and (3) supplement the ESP textbook to make it more relevant to the employment setting. (Contains 1 table.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://www.forum.state.gov
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10