First Aid English: An English for Specific Purposes Course for Nursing Students
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| Formato: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2020 |
| Descripción: | Task-Based Language Teaching considers the real-life task to be performed by learners as the core aspect of language teaching. This is deeply related to the emphasis given by the ESP approaches to the specific language needs of a particular group of learners. A fusion of these two views is the genesis of a curriculum in which each task within the task cycle targets key language skills necessary to successfully perform the desired outcome. English students majoring in Nursing need to master salient field-related vocabulary and grammar structures not only to fulfill their role as students but also to be in a better position to provide a high quality health service to English-speaking patients likely to require their assistance during their nursing careers. This study examines a group of beginner and intermediate students enrolled in an English for Specific Purposes course for Nursing students at the University of Costa Rica. A questionnaire, personal interviews, and a diagnostic test were applied prior to the design of the course curriculum. Observations, tally sheets, and rubrics were used to collect data about the effectiveness of pre tasks once the course was taking place. The results of this study show that eventually pre tasks proved to be effective to prepare students for oral tasks in terms of vocabulary and grammar structures regardless the students’ proficiency level. Following an in-depth analysis of results, some recommendations for promoting vocabulary and grammar structures acquisition in ESP contexts will be also presented. |
| País: | Kérwá |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/80874 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10669/80874 |
| Palabra clave: | Task-based teaching ESP vocabulary grammar structures pre tasks main tasks oral assessment tasks |