... Views ofthe role ofESPcourse However, most ofthe students share the same ideas with the teachers ofthe role ofESP teaching and learning at university 100% ofthe teachers and 72.5% ofthe ... 4.2.2 The causes ofthe students’ difficulties The causes ofthe students’ problem can be clearly seen in the students’ responses ofthe question 12 of their questionnaire In terms ofthe reading ... come from the students themselves Firstly, they are not fully aware ofthe importance of reading skill and the role ofESPcourse to their future work Many of them place reading skill at the lowest...
... affect the effectiveness ofESP courses The significance ofthe present study, therefore, lies for its exploration ofthe students’ perceptions of their ESP learning, the teachers’ perceptions ofESP ... coping with theESP courses because of weak English skills (Jacksons, 2004) 10 The content ofESP is also regarded as one ofthe factors affecting theESP learning The difficulty level ofthe content ... I.4.2 .The qualification ofESP teachers The capability oftheESP teachers has often been considered one ofthe factors affecting the effectiveness ofESP Without well-prepared teachers, ESP classes...
... by theESP reading texts Then the time is only for ESP because six other ESP reading texts are chosen to teach for the rest ofthecourse + Course (only for ESP) : The time allocated for thecourse ... oftheESP reading texts in thecourse are useful; 70.7% the learners think that the topics oftheESP reading texts in thecourse are useful and 13.4% the learners think that the topics ofthe ... half ofthe learners (65.2%) find the length oftheESP reading texts in thecourse suitable while over half ofthe learners (67.7%) complain about the length oftheESP reading texts in the course...
... gained from thecourseThe interviews were used to get the feedback from the lecturers ofthecourse on the students‟ English proficiency, thecourse books used as well as the suitability ofthe workload ... significance ofthe study, the research questions, the scope ofthe study, the methods used in the study and the organization ofthe study Rationale ofthe study Nowadays, in many countries whose mother ... evaluation should include the evaluation ofthe teaching materials 1.2.4.2 The significance ofcourse book evaluation The importance ofcourse book leads to the importance ofcourse book evaluation...
... pre-test of CĐT2 Chart 5: The results of pre-test of CK1 Chart 6: The results of pre-test of QTDLKS1 Chart 7: The results of post-test of CĐT2 Chart 8: The results of post-test of CK1 Chart 9: The ... carried out by the end ofthecourse (in the 14th week ofthe term) The content ofthe two tests were mainly taken from the online materials with familiar types of exercises to students These tests ... particular, they were asked about the online materials, the level of difficulty of these exercises to their students, the frequency of giving reports and support, the benefits ofthe program, the difficulties...
... The appropriateness ofthe material to the aims ofthecourse 3.1.1 Aims ofthecourseThe aims oftheESPcourse for the students of Tourism department at HaUI as stated in the curriculum is to ... the treatment ofESP topics meets the requirement ofthecourse 3.2.2 The content requirements ofthecourse According to the syllabus designer, theESP English course at HaUI aims to equip the ... publication to the target situation of use? Action Adopt thematerials Reject thematerials Adapt thematerials Supplement thematerials Make thematerials a critical object Figure 3: The materials...
... the study IV Scope ofthe study V Design ofthe study Part II Development Chapter I Literature review I.1 An overview ofESP I.1.1 Definition ofESP I.1.2 Types ofESP I.1.3 Characteristics of ... Evaluation ofthe effectiveness of reading tasks in theESPmaterials 23 II.4.1.2 The attitudes and evaluation ofthe reading texts in the current textbook 24 II.4.1.3 Needed topics perceived by the ... by the teachers 28 II.4.1.6 The necessity of adapting the reading tasks in theESPmaterials 29 II.4.1.7 The students and teachers difficulties in learning and teaching medical reading (respectively)...
... Chart The necessity of adapting the reading tasks in theESPmaterials As illustrated in the chart above, 75% ofthe teachers and 51% ofthe students agree that adapting the reading tasks in theESP ... selected Then the student survey was administered in the last class meeting ofthecourseThe students were requested to complete the questionnaires during the class time (the last lesson ofthe course) ... to cover In the limit of a minor thesis, I just wish to find out the evaluation and attitudes ofthe teachers and the students in the university about theESP reading materials This then would...
... help students enhance their English proficiency especially their reading skills Nevertheless, despite the teachers‟ and students‟ efforts, the students at Bac Ha College of Technology have a poor ... find ways of developing the effective reading materials so as to improve the teaching reading skill ofthe teachers as well as to enhance the students‟ learning reading The specific aims of this ... What are the teachers‟ and the students‟ evaluations ofthe textbook Business Basics? What are the teachers‟ and the students‟ expectations of supplementary reading materials? Methodology The methods...
... I: INTRODUCTION The present chapter ofthe thesis will be dedicated to introducing the basic principles of a thesis including the rationale, the aims ofthe study as well as the research questions ... part the rationale, the aims, the research questions, the scope, the method and the design ofthe study are presented Part II: Development: It consists of three chapters Chapter provides the theoretical ... Due to the limitation of time, this study has no ambition to cover all aspects ofESP material use The scope of this study is limitted to the teachers’ exploitation ofthe supplementary materials...
... the study IV Scope ofthe study V Design ofthe study Part II Development Chapter I Literature review I.1 An overview ofESP I.1.1 Definition ofESP I.1.2 Types ofESP I.1.3 Characteristics of ... to cover In the limit of a minor thesis, I just wish to find out the evaluation and attitudes ofthe teachers and the students in the university about theESP reading materials This then would ... List of tables and charts Chart Evaluation ofthe effectiveness of reading tasks in theESPmaterials Chart The frequency of using extra pre-reading activities designed by the teachers Chart The...
... that the teachers ofESP at VUTM have to face with a great deal of difficulties in dealing with theESPcourse such as their lack of knowledge about the field, lack of authentic materials and their ... characteristics ofESP courses, Carver (1983) states that there are three common features to ESP courses: Authentic materials: The use of authentic learning materials is possible if we accept the claim ... performance as measured by their proficiency test scores at the end ofthe experiment The acceptance of either hypothesis will lead to the rejection to the other To reach the final conclusion, both...
... TOEFL remains the least widely used with 36.66% response 50% ofthe respondents say that their teachers use other course books and teacher-developed materials 3.3.1.2 The use of online materials ... half of them (52.3%) express the wish to take part in the process of building up the supplementary listening materials They would rather their teachers give them opportunities to design the tasks ... is on the part ofthe colleagues in the group Thematerials developed will serve as a supplementary listening resource for them And the fruit of their job helps free their colleagues from the burdens...
... objectives ofthe study 1.3 The background and the scope ofthe study 1.4 The significance ofthe study 1.5 Methodology 1.6 The design ofthe study 2.1 An overview ofESP 2.1.1 How ESP is understood? ... (2,3%) Evaluation oftheESPcourse as a whole With respect to theESPcourse as a whole, the table above shows that most ofthe informants were not satisfied with thecourseOfthe total 210 informants, ... majority ofthe students at HWRU when they take an ESPcourse From the learners’ responses, it seems that the current ESPcourse does not meet their needs much Thecourse does not provide them with...
... respondents are “working in the trenches” of building the web Most ofthe people in this latter segment of responders came to the survey by invitation because they are on the email list ofthe ... is the relevance ofthe education to the professional future of a person Universities need to strengthen the causality between an education and a professional future, and given the nature ofthe ... more than the absolute minimum they need to know to conduct their jobs The problem, frankly, is the lack of respect for teaching as a profession, including the lack of compensation at the basic...
... uses of novel materials Examples of nanomaterials and their uses The nanotechnology innovation system Pathways and fate of nanomaterials in the environment The environmental life cycle of nanomaterials ... Despite the breadth of these definitions, most ofthe evidence that we received focused on nanomaterials – particles, fibres and tubes on the scale of a few billionths of a metre (Chapter 2) The ... AND PROPERTIES OF NOVEL MATERIALS: THE CASE OF NANOMATERIALS Introduction The nanoscale Terms to describe nanoscale technologies and materials Properties ofmaterials and nanomaterials Composition...
... formula for the calculation ofthe concentration ofthe peroxyacid mixture is given in the appendix MECHANISMS OF ACTION OFTHE ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS Mechanisms of action ofthe antimicrobial agents ... applied throughout the entire food chain As a first step to the authorisation of antimicrobial substances in the EU and in the framework ofthe veterinary Agreement between the EU and the USA, four ... including concentration ofthe substance, time of exposure, temperature, pH and hardness of water, strength of bacterial adhesion to the carcasses, biofilm formation and the presence of fat or organic...
... CHEMFET of BIOFET In all of these devices, the surface potential developed at the surface ofthe semiconductor is based on the direct interaction ofthe ligand with the exposed atoms ofthe semiconductor, ... for the oxidation of ferrocyanide, or the reduction of methyl viologen, and the simultaneous spectroscopic monitoring ofthe products through the disc In the same year, the construction of an ... result ofthe perturbation ofthe electro optical properties ofthe semiconductor surface and subsurface layers there must be a specific and reversible chemical interaction ofthe analyte with the...