薬学部におけるESP (English for Specific Purposes)教育ESPアプローチとその効果

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The teaching of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has been rapidly developing in recent years together with advances in computer tools for language analysis and with research into the language of discourse communities. These developments combined with effective teaching methods can help raise student motivation to promote learning. Introduced in this paper are classroom materials based on genre analysis work and interactive classroom activities for a course in English for pharmaceutical science for first-year university students. The textbook materials were developed based on authentic field materials selected with advice from specialist informants. For the unit introduced, which dealt with an environmental issue, the students completed the textbook tasks then worked in groups to prepare an oral presentation with a similar rhetorical structure to the material studied. The group work approach can foster involvement, interaction, independence, and individualization in the students. The responses of the students to course questionnaires are also presented. The results indicate strong support for group work and the field-specific content of the course.
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