ESP COURSE ( English for Specific Purposes) for Class Teachers (15-16)

1. ESP COURSE(English for Specific Purposes)for Class Teachers(15-16) Vera Savic, MA Lecturer in English 2010/2011 Faculty of Education in Jagodina University of Kragujevac vera.savic@pefja.kg.ac.rs

2. Three Kinds of TeacherSavic, V. (2009): English for Specific Purposes for Students of Education, pp. 27-29 • Who is the author of the text? • Where and when was it published? • What is it about? • What criteria does the author use to explain the differences among teachers? • What factors might positively affect the learning atmosphere in a classroom? • Why is this topic important?

3. criterion bases phenomenon curricula syllabus analyses curriculum data basis phenomena thesis media crisis syllabi analysis crises datum theses medium criteria Pl Noun + Pl Verb All the analyses (be) done in short time. He agreed that these were strange (phenomenon). The new syllabus will be drawn up according to different (criterion). Television and newspapers are the mass (medium). Foreign Plural of Nouns

4. Three Kinds of TeacherVocabulary • The explainer • The involver • The enabler

5. Three Kinds of Teacher questions Task: make questions for underlined parts of the following sentences: • There are three broadly different categories of teacher. • Many teachers know their subject matter very well. • This kind of teacher relies mainly on ‘explaining’ or ‘lecturing’. • Done with style this teacher’s lessons can be very entertaining. • This teacher is familiar with teaching methodology. • Sometimes this will involve her in less traditional ‘teaching’.

6. college student history teacher application form credit card users credit card application form teacher training courses school system age group regional higher education institutions subject matter teaching methodology teacher explanations Adjective + noun Noun + noun Student’s office Student office Each student’s office has a computer. You have to take these forms to the student office. Noun Phrases/Compound Nouns

7. infinitive, gerund or participle: • Many teachers know their subject matter very well, but have __________(limit) knowledge of teachingmethodology. • This kind of teacher relies mainly on ‘explaining’ or ‘lecturing’ as a way of ____________(convey) information to the students. • ____________(do) with style or enthusiasm or wit or imagination this teacher’s lessons can be very entertaining, ____________(interest) and informative. • The learners often get practice by _____________(do) individual exercises after one phase of the lecture has finished. • This teacher also knows the subject matter that is being __________ (deal) with. • Essentially ______________(teach) is about working with other human beings. • Decisions made in her classroom may often be ____________(share) or negotiated. • In many cases she takes her lead from the students, seeing herself as someone whose job is to create the conditions that enable the students _________(learn) for themselves. • Sometimes this will ____________(involve) her in less traditional ‘teaching’.

8. Being an effective teacher “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacherinspires.” • How muchof the curriculum should teach facts, and how much should teach how to think criticallyand creatively about those facts?