Law and Business Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English for Specific Purposes within CLIL and Non-CLIL Contexts
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses are present within most non-linguistic undergraduate studies offered in Spain. In particular, the University of Cádiz has a wide range of ESP teaching being delivered in the four campuses of the institution. Whereas this ESP instruction is thought...
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| description | English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses are present within most non-linguistic undergraduate studies offered in Spain. In particular, the University of Cádiz has a wide range of ESP teaching being delivered in the four campuses of the institution. Whereas this ESP instruction is thought as a way to help students develop language skills to be applied to their career paths, this very practical and useful goal may not be easily recognized by certain students. While previous research has revealed students’ attitudes towards learning ESP were generally positive, little has been said on their progression throughout the whole course. The aim of the present paper is to identify Law students’ approaches to a Legal English course taught through a specific methodology. Certain teaching strategies, which are also characteristic of the Content and Language Integrated Learning approach, were applied. For that purpose, the opinions of 88 respondents were collected and analysed during the second phase of their ESP course. Results revealed that although students showed a certain level of rejection before the course started, once they became well aware of the teaching methodology, their opinion changed positively. This would definitely be influenced by promoting students’ motivation, as well as the teaching methodology applied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e812243c3984241a11ae443820419192022-12-22T04:23:17ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2019-06-01424510.3390/languages4020045languages4020045Law and Business Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English for Specific Purposes within CLIL and Non-CLIL ContextsCandela Contero Urgal0Department of French and English Philology, University of Cadiz, 11002 Cadiz, SpainEnglish for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses are present within most non-linguistic undergraduate studies offered in Spain. In particular, the University of Cádiz has a wide range of ESP teaching being delivered in the four campuses of the institution. Whereas this ESP instruction is thought as a way to help students develop language skills to be applied to their career paths, this very practical and useful goal may not be easily recognized by certain students. While previous research has revealed students’ attitudes towards learning ESP were generally positive, little has been said on their progression throughout the whole course. The aim of the present paper is to identify Law students’ approaches to a Legal English course taught through a specific methodology. Certain teaching strategies, which are also characteristic of the Content and Language Integrated Learning approach, were applied. For that purpose, the opinions of 88 respondents were collected and analysed during the second phase of their ESP course. Results revealed that although students showed a certain level of rejection before the course started, once they became well aware of the teaching methodology, their opinion changed positively. This would definitely be influenced by promoting students’ motivation, as well as the teaching methodology applied.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/4/2/45English for Specific PurposesContent and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)business Englishlegal Englishteacher trainingforeign language teachingIntegrating Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE)English as a medium of instruction (EMI)teaching methodologies in Higher Educationinternationalization of the curriculum |
| spellingShingle | Candela Contero Urgal Law and Business Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English for Specific Purposes within CLIL and Non-CLIL Contexts Languages English for Specific Purposes Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) business English legal English teacher training foreign language teaching Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE) English as a medium of instruction (EMI) teaching methodologies in Higher Education internationalization of the curriculum |
| title | Law and Business Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English for Specific Purposes within CLIL and Non-CLIL Contexts |
| title_full | Law and Business Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English for Specific Purposes within CLIL and Non-CLIL Contexts |
| title_fullStr | Law and Business Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English for Specific Purposes within CLIL and Non-CLIL Contexts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Law and Business Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English for Specific Purposes within CLIL and Non-CLIL Contexts |
| title_short | Law and Business Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English for Specific Purposes within CLIL and Non-CLIL Contexts |
| title_sort | law and business students attitudes towards learning english for specific purposes within clil and non clil contexts |
| topic | English for Specific Purposes Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) business English legal English teacher training foreign language teaching Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE) English as a medium of instruction (EMI) teaching methodologies in Higher Education internationalization of the curriculum |
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