Stephen van Vlack
Sookmyung Women`s University
Graduate School of TESOL
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Syllabus - Spring 2006
Week 1; March 6
♦ Introductions to the course, to the materials, instructor, assignments, and everything else.
► Go over the winter reading project (Lewis and Hill, 1992).
Homework: Get all materials.
Read ESP, pp. 1-8; Johns (1991), pp. 67-77.
Week 2; March 13
• ESP, Intoduction, pp.1-3.
• ESP, Chapter 1: The origins of ESP, pp. 6-8.
● Johns, Ann. (1991). English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Its History and Contributions. In Marianne Celce-Murcia (Ed.) Teaching English as second or foreign language. Boston: Heinle and Heinle. pp. 67-77.
Homework: Read ESP, pp. 9-19; Ellis & Johnson (1994), pp. 3-39.
Week 3; March 20
• ESP, Chapter 2: The development of ESP, pp. 9-15.
• ESP, Chapter 3: ESP: approach not product, pp. 16-19.
■ Ellis, Mark and Christine Johnson. (1994). Teaching business English. Oxford: OUP.. PART ONE: Introduction to Business English, pp. 3-39.
Homework: Read ESP, pp. 21-52; Ellis & Johnson (1994), pp. 43-111.
Week 4; March 27
• ESP, Chapter 4: Language descriptions, pp. 21-38.
• ESP, Chapter 5: Theories of learning, pp. 39-52.
■ Ellis, Mark and Christine Johnson. (1994). Teaching business English. Oxford: OUP. PART TWO: Analysing the needs of the learners, pp. 43-111.
Homework: Read ESP, pp. 53-77; Flowerdew & Peacock (2001), pp. 8-24.
Week 5; April 3
• ESP, Chapter 6: Needs analysis, pp. 53-64.
• ESP, Chapter 7: Approaches to course design, pp. 65-77.
□ Flowerdew, John and Matthew Peacock. (2001). Research perspectives on English for academic purposes. Cambridge: CUP. Chapter 1: Issues in EAP: A preliminary perspective, pp. 8-24.
Homework: Read ESP, pp. 80-105; Jordan (1997), pp1-19.
Week 6; April 10
• ESP, Chapter 8: The syllabus, pp. 80-95.
• ESP, Chapter 9: Materials evaluation, pp. 96-105.
■ Jordan, R. R. (1997). English for academic purposes. Cambridge: CUP. Chapter 1: EAP and study skills: definitions and scope, pp. 1-19.
Homework: Read ESP, pp. 106-143; Chamot &O`Malley (1994), pp. 4-79.
Week 7; April 17
• ESP, Chapter 10: Materials design, pp. 106-127.
• ESP, Chapter 11: Methodology, pp. 128-143.
■ Chamot, Anna Uhl and J. Michael O`Malley. (1994). The CALLA handbook. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. Part 1: Introducing CALLA, pp. 4-79.
Homework: Read ESP, pp. 144-156; Johns (1997), pp. 263-366; Kasper (2000), pp. 3-25.
Week 8; April 24
• ESP, Chapter 12: Evaluation, 144-156.
♦ Johns, Ann M. (1997). English for specific purposes and content-based instruction: What is the relationship? In Snow, Marguerite Ann and Donna Brinton. (Eds.) (1997) The content-based classroom. White Plains, NY.: Longman, pp. 363-366.
● Kasper, Loretta F. (2000). Content-Based ESL instruction: Theoretical foundations and pedagogical applications. In Loretta F. Kasper. (Ed.) Content-based college ESL instruction. Mahwah, NJ.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 3-25.
Homework: Read ESP, pp. 158-169; Grabe & Stoller (1997), pp. 5-21.
Week 9; May 1
• ESP, Chapter 13: Orientation, pp. 158-169.
♦ Grabe, William and Frederika Stoller. (1997) Content-based instruction: Research foundations, In Snow, Marguerite Ann and Donna Brinton. (Eds.) (1997) The content-based classroom. White Plains, NY.: Longman, pp. 5-21.
Homework: Read Straight (1997), pp. 239-282; Stryker & Leaver (1997), pp. 2-28.
Week 10; May 8
• Straight, H. Stephen. (1997). Language-based content instruction. In Stryker, Stephen and Betty Lou Leaver. (Eds.) Content-Based instruction in foreign language education: Models and methods. Washington: Georgetown University Press, pp. 239-282.
■ Stryker, Stephen and Betty Lou Leaver. (1997). Content-Based instruction: From theory to practice. In Stryker, Stephen and Betty Lou Leaver. (Eds.) Content-Based instruction in foreign language education: Models and methods. Washington: Georgetown University Press, pp. 2-28.
Homework: Read Brinton (2000), pp. 48-70; Peterson (1997), pp. 158-174; Turner (1997), pp. 187-200.
Week 11; May 15
● Brinton, Donna. (2000). Out of the mouths of babes: Novice teacher insights into content-based instruction. In Loretta F. Kasper. (Ed.) Content-based college ESL instruction. Mahwah, NJ.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 48-70.
♦ Peterson, Pat Wilcox. (1997). Knowledge, skills, and attitudes in teacher preparation for content-based instruction. In Snow, Marguerite Ann and Donna Brinton. (Eds.) (1997) The content-based classroom. White Plains, NY.: Longman, pp. 158-174.
♦ Turner, Jean. (1997). Creating content-based language tests: Guidelines for teachers. In Snow, Marguerite Ann and Donna Brinton. (Eds.) (1997) The content-based classroom. White Plains, NY.: Longman, pp. 187-200.
Homework: Read Kasper (2000), pp. 107-121; Kasper (2000), pp. 122-134.
Week 12; May 22 (Holiday - to be rescheduled)
● Kasper, Loretta. (2000) The short story as a bridge to content in the lower level ESL course. In Loretta F. Kasper. (Ed.) Content-based college ESL instruction. Mahwah, NJ.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 107-121.
□ Kasper, Loretta. (2000). Film imagery: A visual resource for clarifying content and developing academic writing skill. In Loretta F. Kasper. (Ed.) Content-based college ESL instruction. Mahwah, NJ.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 122-134.
Homework: Read Murphey (1997), pp. 117-131; Blakely (1997), pp. 274-289.
Week 13; May 29
♦ Murphey, Tim. (1997) Content-based instruction in an EFL setting: Issues and strategies. In Snow, Marguerite Ann and Donna Brinton. (Eds.) (1997) The content-based classroom. White Plains, NY.: Longman, pp. 117-131.
• Blakely, Robert. (1997). The English language fellows program: Using peer tutors to integrate language and content. In Snow, Marguerite Ann and Donna Brinton. (Eds.) (1997) The content-based classroom. White Plains, NY.: Longman, pp. 274-289.
Homework: Read Egbert (2000), pp. 151-164; Kasper (2000), pp. 202-212.
Week 14; June 5
■ Egbert, Joy. (2000). Computers as content and context in a cross-cultural language field experience. In Loretta F. Kasper. (Ed.) Content-based college ESL instruction. Mahwah, NJ.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 151-164.
♦ Kasper, Loretta. (2000). The role of information technology in the future of content-based ESL instruction. In Loretta F. Kasper. (Ed.) Content-based college ESL instruction. Mahwah, NJ.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 202-212.
Homework: Read Stryker & Leaver (1997), pp. 282-312.
Week 15; June 12
☻ Stryker, Stephen and Betty Lou Leaver. (1997). Content-Based instruction: Some lessons and implications. In Stryker, Stephen and Betty Lou Leaver. (Eds.) Content-Based instruction in foreign language education: Models and methods. Washington: Georgetown University Press. pp. 282-312.
Course wind-up and review.
Homework: You must be kidding!!
Final Exam: The final exam will be a take home exam. Please do not forget to do it and hand it in no later than June 22nd.