ESP Syllabus based on ESP Curriculum

Ўзбекистон Республикаси Олий ва ўрта махсус вазирлигининг 2016 йил 10 октябрдаги 87-04-1622 сонли хатига мувофиқ Британия Кенгашининг EnSPIRE-U (English for Specific Purposes Integrated Reforms in Uzbekistan-Инглиз тили Махсус мақсадларда Ўзбекистонда интеграциялашган ислоҳотлар орқали) халқаро лойиҳасини ишга туширилган бўлиб, ушбу лойиҳа қатнашувчиси ҳисобланган ТИҚХММИда турли мутахассислик ва йўналишларда инглиз тилини мақсадли ўқитиш тажрибасини ривожлантириш ва бу сохадаги стратегияларни амалга оширишга қаратилган.

Лойиҳадан кўзланган мақсад ESP соҳасида халқаро стандартларга мувофиқлаштирилган (CEFR) ўқув материаллари, ўқув режаси ва баҳолаш мезонларини ишлаб чиқиш орқали ўқитиш ва ўрганишни такомиллаштириш бўйича ҳалқаро экспертлар кўмаги ихтисосликка йўналтирилган хорижий тилни ўқитишда муҳим бўлган тамойилларни ўз ичига олганлиги ундан фойдаланишда қулайлик яратади.

According to the Presidential Decree № 2909 adopted on April 29, 2017 "On measures for the further development of higher education“,as one of the most important tasks of improving the system of higher education were mentioned:
- strenthening partnerships with foreign HEIs
- wide use of modern curriculum in educational process
- organizing traineeships for teachers in abroad
-teaching materials based on international standards
British Council
Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Republican Scientific-Practical Innovation Centre
22 non-philological institutions
Uzbekistan State World Languages University
EnSPIRE -U
International ESP Curriculum and ESP Syllabus

With this purpose, the modernization of English language teaching curriculum in the direction of ESP teaching is an actual task for non-philological institutions.
based on ESP teaching for bachelor students on the direction "Technology of Woodworking" at Tashkent Chemical-Technological Institute.
At present I received the invatition letter for the CLIL course from NILE.
English for General Purposes
Focused on teaching English for general
education, teaching,
listening, speaking,
reading and writing.
English for Specific Purposes
Focused on specializm- English oriented teaching and provides with skills that meets
requirements of
labor market

Буюк Британиялик экспертлар гуруҳи янги наъмунавий дастур ва силлабуслар яратилишида

Фан дастури
(Syllabus)

ESP Syllabus plan
Business Management

What can be tested in speaking tests?
Grammatical/lexical range
Pronunciation including stress and intonation
Task completion
Interaction – turn-taking, floor-holding, interrupting
Coherence and cohesion of turns
Register and appropriacy
Use of communicative strategies
Content and organisation

Sample Writing task
Task
Professional Writing
Write a letter to a company or organisation overseas working in your field. The purpose of the letter is to explore cooperation between the overseas company/organisation and your company/organisation in Uzbekistan.
You should include the following points:
Introduce yourself and the company/organisation you represent
State that you are interested in the services/products of the overseas company/ organisation
Explain why you are interested in these service/products
Outline the current state of this sector in Uzbekistan
Suggest possible areas and benefits of cooperation
Offer to discuss things further or to meet in the near future
Assessment
You will be evaluated on the content of your letter, the appropriacy of the style, your understanding of the audience, the organisation of your letter, and the clarity and fluency of your language.

Authentic writing tasks
In order to be considered ‘authentic’, it is necessary to set out the task environment in the rubrics(instructions). This involves specifying the following aspects of the task:
Who? Specify the role of the writer (representative of a company or organisation)
To whom? Specify the role of the person receiving the message (a company or organisation overseas working in your field)
What? Specify the topic/content/information to be included (State that you are interested in the services/products)
When? Details of any previous/future events (Offer to discuss things further or to meet in the near future)
Where? Details of the place (Uzbekistan + writing to an overseas company/organisation)
Why? Specify the purpose, reason or motivation for writing (The purpose of the letter is to explore cooperation between the overseas company/organisation and your company/organisation in Uzbekistan)
How? Specify the text type (Write a letter) and therefore the style required.

Ways of describing student’s performance
For a general description - Use CEFR levels
B2: Can give a clear, systematically developed presentation, with highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail.
For a more detailed description - Use separate detailed descriptors
Fluency A2
Accuracy B1
Range B1
For formative feedback – Use Indicators + description
Not to standard + comments
To standard + comments
Above standard + comments

Variations on assessment
Diagnostic test
Use specific language information to help learner improve
Progress test
Use focused criteria
Final test (Achievement)
A broader range of criteria
- more can-do statements, covering language, sub-skills, socio-cultural skills

Your authentic tasks
Tasks should be as close as possible to real-world tasks
You should find appropriate can-do statements according to the status of the assessment
Use attractive real-world materials (‘realia’) when possible. E.g. real letters, real videos, real brochures.
In the task, remember to include reference to the context, the people involved, the channel and the purpose of the task
If necessary/appropriate, give specific language feedback on the task

How authentic?
Your choice of assessment type is a balance between being useful with specific language items, and providing professional practice
Useful Authentic
e.g. for discrete items for professional purposes

Sample Listening task
Task
Listening to the news
A close colleague of yours is really interested in the latest developments with the Chinese company ZTE. They are too busy to listen to the news today. So they asked you to listen to the news and let them know what’s going on. You listen to a BBC podcast on the ZTE news twice to make sure you got the main ideas.
To complete the task write down at least 5 key points to tell your colleague.
Assessment
You will be evaluated on the accuracy of your content and on the inclusion of key words for the news.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn/episodes/downloads

To consider…
Documents needed
Tasks based on syllabus
Can-do statements
Descriptors
Questions
How many tasks to assess per semester?
How often?
At what stages?
How to deal with large numbers of individual performances?

Example Role play task – listening and writing
A: You are a hotel receptionist at the Tashkent Grand Hotel. Answer the phone and take the booking. Remember to get:
the customer’s full name,
the arrival date,
the number of nights he/she will stay,
the type of room (single, double, twin bed/smoking or non-smoking)
B: You are booking a room at the Tashkent Grand Hotel over the phone. You are arriving on the 23rd April and staying for 4 nights (leaving on the 26th April).

Brainstorm listening text types
Museum guide ‘audio guide’
Machine-building: interviews between manager and journalist (youtube); Science and Technology channel
Tourism: masses of different listening texts
Medicine: simulations of patient-doctor interviews; podcasts
Do a search for (“your domain”) + “podcast”
Documentaries on your domain e.g. Discovery channel,
Also check out: Ted Talks. www.ted.com
Theatre arts: TV programmes (you tube) or hulu
PBS

Reading task
Task
Using a Tourist Map
You and your friend have come to Tashkent on holiday. Your friend loves statistics! To make them happy, read through the Tourist Map of Tashkent and identify at least 5 interesting numbers and what they stand for. E.g.
‘24’ – the Uzbek and Fusion Cuisine is open 24 hours a day!
You have 6 minutes to make a list.
Assessment
You will be evaluated on task achievement the accuracy of your content you got from the tourist map.

Reading – finding texts
Try to find texts that you can use with a minimum of adaptation
Show it to a colleague to check for suitability
Make a map of the text
Look at the lexis and grammar carefully
Show it to a colleague when you’ve drafted your items
www.lextutor.ca is useful for creating language tasks