Developing Language Competence through English for Specific Purposes in English-Medium University Settings

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80041-686-4
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 149 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 420 g

This book explores the interplay between English for specific purposes (ESP) and English-medium instruction (EMI), the complementary ways in which EMI and ESP are implemented in different contexts, as well as teaching and assessing challenges. Furthermore, it considers teaching practices used by ESP professionals and the kind of support given to EMI through ESP. The book makes a valuable contribution to the growing body of research around EMI and ESP by offering a combined study of the presence, practices, roles and impact of English in EMI and ESP in internationalised universities. Looking at the interplay between these two types of instruction, this volume provides an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to explore how universities can (1) benefit from ESP and EMI to enhance international skills among lecturers and students in an inclusive way, (2) examine the impact of ESP and EMI on the internationalisation of Higher Education institutions, and (3) assess the outcomes that result from institutionally bundling ESP and EMI as complementary internationalisation actions in a sustainable manner.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aguilar-Pérez, Marta

Moncada-Comas, Balbina

Tatzl, Dietmar

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Part 1: The Interplay between ESP and EMI

Chapter 1. Dietmar Tatzl, Marta Aguilar-Pérez and Balbina Moncada-Comas: Introduction to Developing Language Competence through English for Specific Purposes in English-Medium University Settings

Chapter 2. Helen Basturkmen: EMI, ESP and EAP

Chapter 3. Desirée Acebes de la Arada and Monika Wozniak: Over-the-Counter and Prescription English: 'Drug' Interactions between CLIL/EMI and ESP in Pharmacy

Chapter 4. Kornelija Cakarun and Branka Drljaca Margic: EMI versus Non-EMI: Students’ Motivation, Expectations and Language Progress

Part 2: Pedagogical Challenges and Innovations in ESP

Chapter 5. Irene Castellano-Risco: Incorporating a Function-Based Perspective into ESP Classes: A Pilot Experience at a Business English Course

Chapter 6. Pavel Zemliansky: Genre-Based Instruction in English in an Engineering Communication Course: An Approach to Course Design

Chapter 7. María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro, Tanja Vesala-Varttala, Rita Koris and Ágnes Pál: LSP and EMI Teacher and Student Perspectives on Authentic Assessment Practices at European Universities amid the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

Chapter 8. Balbina Moncada-Comas, Dietmar Tatzl and Marta Aguilar: Conclusion: Finding Common Ground with EMI and Reappraising ESP

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Aguilar-Pérez, Marta
Marta Aguilar-Pérez is an associate professor of English for specific purposes and technical communication at the School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech), Spain. Her research focuses on professional and academic communication as well as the role of ESP in internationalised universities offering English-medium taught courses and programmes.

Tatzl, Dietmar
Dietmar Tatzl is a faculty member of the Institute of Aviation, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria, where he has taught English language courses to aeronautical engineering students for 22 years. His research interests include English for specific purposes, English for science and technology, and engineering education.

Moncada-Comas, Balbina
Balbina Moncada-Comas is an assistant professor of English for specific purposes at the School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, (BarcelonaTech), Spain. Her research interests include multimodality, plurilingualism, identity and emotion, and classroom practices in EMI and ESP settings.

Marta Aguilar-Pérez is an associate professor of English for specific purposes and technical communication at the School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech), Spain. Her research focuses on professional and academic communication as well as the role of ESP in internationalised universities offering English-medium taught courses and programmes.

Balbina Moncada-Comas is an assistant professor of English for specific purposes at the School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech), Spain. Her research interests include multimodality, plurilingualism, identity and emotion, and classroom practices in EMI and ESP settings.

Dietmar Tatzl is a faculty member of the Institute of Aviation, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria, where he has taught English language courses to aeronautical engineering students for 22 years. His research interests include English for specific purposes, English for science and technology, and engineering education.