ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (THE COURSE OUTLINE)

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Dengan menyebut nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang

RENCANA KEGIATAN PERKULIAHAN

1. Mata Kuliah : ESP

2. Sks/Semester : 2/6

3. Jurusan : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

4. Dosen Pembina : Dr. Amrin Batubara, S.Pd., M.Pd.

5. The General Objectives and Materials:

The course is designed to provide the students with the knowledge of the concept and the use of English for specific Purposes, for example; communication in science and technology, with the skill to teach this type of English.
The materials of the course will be discussing the definition and the concept of ESP, the approaches and the procedures in ESP design, and the materials design used to teach ESP.



6. The Schedules and Materials:
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SCHEDULES AND MATERIALS
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* Meeting 1 Introduction

* Meeting 2 The origin and Development of ESP (Ref II:p. 7-19)

* Meeting 3 The Context of ESP (Ref I: p. 1-9)

* Meeting 4 Fundamental Variables of ESP (Ref I: p. 14-27)

* Meeting 5 Need Analysis
a. What are the target needs? (Ref II:p. 55-58)
b. Gathering Information about Target Needs (Rf II:p. 58-60)
c. Learning Needs (Ref II:p. 60-63)
d. Analyzing Learners’ Needs (Ref I: p.29-45; Ref II: 29-30)

* Meeting 6 Design
a. Course Design (Ref II: p 21-23)
b. Focus on Materials (Ref I:p. 66-70)
c. Coverage of Language Skills (RefI: p. 70-73)
d. The Selection of Language Data (Ref I: 74-77)
e. Exercise and Task Design (Ref I: p. 77-81)
f. Sequencing and Grading (Ref I: p. 81-86)
g. Visual Data ( Ref I: p. 87-88)

* Meeting 7 Approaches to Course Design
a. Language-Centered Course Design ( Ref II: p. 65-66)
b. Skill-Centered Course Design ( Ref II:p. 69-71)
c. Learning-Centered Approach ( Ref II:p. 72-77)

* Meeting 8 The Syllabus
a. What do we mean by a syllabus? (Ref II: p.80-83)
b. Why should we have a syllabus? (Ref II: p. 83-84)
c. On What criteria can a syllabus be organized? (Ref II: p.85-89)

d. What role should a syllabus play in the course design process? (Ref II: P.90-95)

* Meeting 9 Mid Test

* Meeting 10 Material Evaluation (Ref II: P.96-105)

* Meeting 11 Material Design (RefII: P. 1006-127)

* Meeting 12 Methodology (Ref II: P. 128-143)

* Meeting 13 Evaluation (Ref II: P. 144-145; Ref I:P. 109-125)

* Meeting 14 The ESP Teacher (Ref I: P. 127-138; Ref II: P. 157-158)

* Meeting 15 General Review and Feedback

* Meeting 16 Final Test

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7. References:
a. Hutchinson, Tom and Vaters, Alan. 1987. English for Specific Purposes. London. Cambridge University Press. ==> Ref. II
b. Donough M. 1987. ESP in perspective. Cambridge University Press. ==> Ref. I
c. Activities: Lecturing, discussion and internet browsing.

9. The Evaluation System:
A = Assignment scores
Q = Quiz scores
M = Middle test score
F = Final test score
The Final Score = { ( 4 x A+Q ) + ( 2 x M ) + ( 4 x F ) } : 10

The Grade Intervals:
A ≥ 90; AB = 80 - 89; B = 70 - 79
BC = 60 - 69; C = 50 - 59; D = 40 - 49 è E≤ 39
NOTE: Attendance ≥ 60 % of the total meetings

DOSEN PEMBINA
Amrin Batubara, M.A.