ESP Teachers’ Practice of Developing Curriculum at some Universities in Ho Chi Minh City
Vol. 130 No. 6D (2021), Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Vol. 130 No. 6D (2021)

ESP Teachers’ Practice of Developing Curriculum at some Universities in Ho Chi Minh City

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijssh.v130i6D.6393
Published 2021-07-06
Thi Hoa Sen Huynh
University of People's Security
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Keywords

Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành, xây dựng chương trình, giáo viên Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành, tham gia ESP, curriculum development, ESP teachers, practice

Abstract

ESP curriculum development is of great significance in terms of developing a curriculum that meets the specific needs of a learner group as well as enhances relevance and students’ interest and motivation. Teacher involvement in this process is essential in that not many materials are available for leaners with specific needs and an ESP teacher is not only a teacher but also a collaborator, a course designer and material provider, a researcher, and an evaluator (Dudley-Evans & St. John, 1998). The study thus aims to investigate ESP teachers’ practice in the curriculum development process. Seventy eight teachers at four tertiary institutions in Ho Chi Minh City were asked about their involvement in the process of developing the ESP curriculum for non-English majors at their universities through a questionnaire and interviews. The data were then analyzed to show in which steps and how the teachers are involved in the ESP curriculum development process; the findings were discussed and some suggestions given to inform the ESP curriculum development process.
https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijssh.v130i6D.6393
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