Meeting the demands of a multi-dimensional professional writing course for tertiary students
What distinguishes English for Specific Purpose (ESP) from General English (GE) is not the existence of a need but the awareness of it (Hutchinson & Waters, 1987). And thus, in designing a compulsory English course for advanced users of English (CEFR B2/Low C1), the Faculty of Languages & Li...
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| description | What distinguishes English for Specific Purpose (ESP) from General English (GE) is not the existence of a need but the awareness of it (Hutchinson & Waters, 1987). And thus, in designing a compulsory English course for advanced users of English (CEFR B2/Low C1), the Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, University of Malaya (a Malaysian public university) faces the challenge of meeting the multi-dimensional demands of a holistic ESP course. Hence, this paper concerns how we have aligned the course design of an advanced professional writing course for tertiary students with the various institutional demands to equip undergraduates with employable skills particularly writing skills for the workplace. We also evaluate the course feedback received over 3 semesters to gauge the achievement of the intended learning outcomes. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-197092019-01-15T04:43:46Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/19709/ Meeting the demands of a multi-dimensional professional writing course for tertiary students Ang, Pei Soo Menon, Rema LB2300 Higher Education P Philology. Linguistics What distinguishes English for Specific Purpose (ESP) from General English (GE) is not the existence of a need but the awareness of it (Hutchinson & Waters, 1987). And thus, in designing a compulsory English course for advanced users of English (CEFR B2/Low C1), the Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, University of Malaya (a Malaysian public university) faces the challenge of meeting the multi-dimensional demands of a holistic ESP course. Hence, this paper concerns how we have aligned the course design of an advanced professional writing course for tertiary students with the various institutional demands to equip undergraduates with employable skills particularly writing skills for the workplace. We also evaluate the course feedback received over 3 semesters to gauge the achievement of the intended learning outcomes. 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.um.edu.my/19709/1/MEETING%20THE%20DEMANDS%20OF%20A%20MULTI-DIMENSIONAL%20PROFESSIONAL.pdf Ang, Pei Soo and Menon, Rema (2018) Meeting the demands of a multi-dimensional professional writing course for tertiary students. In: 14th Annual CamTESOL Conference, 10-11 February 2018, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. |
| spellingShingle | LB2300 Higher Education P Philology. Linguistics Ang, Pei Soo Menon, Rema Meeting the demands of a multi-dimensional professional writing course for tertiary students |
| title | Meeting the demands of a multi-dimensional professional writing course for tertiary students |
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| topic | LB2300 Higher Education P Philology. Linguistics |
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