Language for Specific Purposes - LING5021

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Covers the origins of LSP and its relationship to foreign and second language teaching; the branches of LSP including Language for Business, Science and Technology, Academic, and Vocational Purposes; curriculum issues such as linguistic description and language needs, needs analysis and situation analysis, and teacher and learner characteristics; methodology, materials; assessment and evaluation. Uses case studies and research studies of LSP courses.