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English for Specific Purposes (FHM408) - Examen Final - 10/08 - 10 hs.
Pregunta 2
ESP – FINAL EXAM
Sin responder
aún Read these
instructions thoroughly:
Puntúa como You´ll find part of
an essay below. You´ll have to do some activities related to that essay.
10,00
a. Find four problems in the first two paragraphs and complete the chart with the sentence containing them, the type
of problem they are, and your suggestion to “fix” them. The mistakes found must be of a different type. Do not
repeat the type of mistake found.

b.     
Write the third and fourth paragraphs
(third paragraph: one reason; fourth paragraph: conclusion). Write these two
paragraphs without using references, I mean, you´ll write what you know about
the topic, or what you believe should be
correct.

Should ESP be
compulsory at universities? 
      Since English language
started to be considered as a lingua franca, learning it has become a priority
in many
countries around the world. For this reason, learning English as a
second or foreign language is compulsory from fourth
grade onwards in Argentina.
However, this is not the case in some universities where English especially
English for
Specific Purposes is offered as an optional subject. In fact, there
are several reasons why ESP should be compulsory at
universities. 

      One reason is that ESP helps

students in the development of their professional careers. Due to English is a
lingua
franca many people is motivated to learn ESP because it may be required
when looking for a work. Hutchinson and
Waters ask the following question: "What knowledge and abilities will the
learner require in order to be able to perform to
the required degree of
competence in the target situation?". This knowledge of the English
language may be useful to
perform specific functions
in their professions and, therefore, more ESP courses should be offered at
university. 
 
    
Another reason 
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 

     In conclusion,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 
Bibliography 

Hutchinson T., & Waters, A. (1987). English

for Specific Purposes, a Learning-Centered Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press. 
 

 
Activity a:

 
 

Types of problems (among others)

i. punctuation
ii. collocation
iii. register
iv. word order
v. wrong word
vi. tense
vii. grammar in general (here you can have more than one category, so
you can use this category more than
once)
viii. vague
word / unnecessary.
ix. Others
(for example, references

  Sentence(s) containing Type of mistake Improvement  

the mistake.  
Example this is not the case in PUNCTUATION this is not the case in some universities, where  
some universities where English,
especially English for Specific

English
especially Purposes, is offered as an optional subject
English for Specific
Purposes is offered as 
an optional subject

1.      
 2.      

3.      

4.      

             

English for Specific why ESP

Purposes is offered as should
an optional subject be
thought
1.  For this reason, learning WORD REPETITION For this reason, acquiring English as a second
in
English ... 
college
2. Due to English is a  GRAMMAR - SUBJECT  Due to English is a lingua franca many people has to
lingua franca many VERB AGREEMENT are motivated to learn  do with
people is motivated
the fact
that it
3.  to learn ESP because it WRONG WORD -  to learn ESP because it may be required when
gives
may be required when COLLOCATION  looking for a job. 
student
looking for a work

s the
4.  Hutchinson and Waters REFERENCES  Hutchinson and Waters (1987:3) ask the opportu
ask the following following question : "what knowledge and nity to
question: "What abilities will the learner require in order to be focus
knowledge and abilities able to perform to the required degree of on
will the learner require in competence in the target situation?" particul
order to be able to ar
perform to the required languag
degree of competence in e skills.
the target situation?"
If
student
s need to communicate in English, the practice and production they need will be completely different from students
that need to write in English. For this reason, ESP is absolutely necessary since it provides students with contents
that they need in order to develop each language skill. In this way if a students needs more oral practice and
exposure ESP teacher develop specific teaching techniques and resources in order to stimulate the students'
communicative skills rather than focus on other skills that might not be  that necessary. Therefore the necessity of
ESP in college relates directly with the fact that it gives students all the tools they need to in order to develop the
specific skills they need in they careers. 

The fact that English has become the new lingua franca is one of the main reasons why every college student
should take a course of ESP during their career, not only in order to enhance their future professional development
but also because it helps them to put into practice the specific English skills that are needed for their careers.
Although ESP has become more popular in recent years, there is no doubt about how useful is not only for teachers
that need to develop better teaching techniques and contexts, but also for students that want to improve in their
careers. 

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