Having paramount importance in any ESP (English for Special Purpose) classroom, textbooks are known as one of the most visible parts of any ESP teaching program. Enjoying an undeniable position, essentially in the s...Having paramount importance in any ESP (English for Special Purpose) classroom, textbooks are known as one of the most visible parts of any ESP teaching program. Enjoying an undeniable position, essentially in the societies where English is used as the second or foreign language, such textbooks should have some features on which the needs and objectives of the ESP teaching program are met. Concerning such an importance, this paper intends to evaluate critically the current status of the Iranian ESP textbooks developed and published by The Organization for Research and Compiling University Textbooks in Humanities (SAMT), as the main governmental organization in studying and compiling ESP university textbooks. Obtaining such an end, it tries: (1) to present the importance of ESP materials development; (2) to provide a clear picture of ESP and ESP materials development in Iran; (3) to introduce the essential drawbacks which such textbooks suffer from; and (4) to present some practical suggestions and solutions to tackle the significant problems and drawbacks of the current ESP textbooks practiced in the Iranian academic setting.展开更多
从内容选材、语言技能和练习形式几个方面分析了ESP(English for Specific Purposes)教材编写的不足,提出了教材编写应坚持实用性、"跨专业合作"和以"学习者为中心"原则。旨在促进ESP教材建设,设置切合教学实际的...从内容选材、语言技能和练习形式几个方面分析了ESP(English for Specific Purposes)教材编写的不足,提出了教材编写应坚持实用性、"跨专业合作"和以"学习者为中心"原则。旨在促进ESP教材建设,设置切合教学实际的课堂教学模式,为培养语言技能和专业知识兼备的复合型人才服务,实现我国英语专业人才培养和教育教学的升级转型。展开更多
文摘Having paramount importance in any ESP (English for Special Purpose) classroom, textbooks are known as one of the most visible parts of any ESP teaching program. Enjoying an undeniable position, essentially in the societies where English is used as the second or foreign language, such textbooks should have some features on which the needs and objectives of the ESP teaching program are met. Concerning such an importance, this paper intends to evaluate critically the current status of the Iranian ESP textbooks developed and published by The Organization for Research and Compiling University Textbooks in Humanities (SAMT), as the main governmental organization in studying and compiling ESP university textbooks. Obtaining such an end, it tries: (1) to present the importance of ESP materials development; (2) to provide a clear picture of ESP and ESP materials development in Iran; (3) to introduce the essential drawbacks which such textbooks suffer from; and (4) to present some practical suggestions and solutions to tackle the significant problems and drawbacks of the current ESP textbooks practiced in the Iranian academic setting.
文摘从内容选材、语言技能和练习形式几个方面分析了ESP(English for Specific Purposes)教材编写的不足,提出了教材编写应坚持实用性、"跨专业合作"和以"学习者为中心"原则。旨在促进ESP教材建设,设置切合教学实际的课堂教学模式,为培养语言技能和专业知识兼备的复合型人才服务,实现我国英语专业人才培养和教育教学的升级转型。