A Research on ESP Teaching Learning Model: Focusing on Project-based Class.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate an ‘English for Specific Purposes’ (ESP) teaching learning model in a Tourism English course, in order to identify its characteristics in comparison to general English courses, and to unpack teachers’ and students’ roles in this ESP class. While a growing body of research on ESP has been conducted, not much has been discussed about what types of teaching and learning experiences are unique to ESP educational contexts. Twenty college students attending Tourism English participated in the study and the researchers collected the data of class interactions, students’ writing, and class notes. The results showed that there are four discrete components of concept vocabulary learning, genre instruction, spontaneous communication tasks and integrated project. The project component helped students integrate and implement their knowledge in authentic settings; and this ESP course required taking diverse teacher’s and student’s roles for each component of the curriculum. Finally, educational implications have been discussed.