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Evaluating an ESP CourseEvaluating an ESP Course
Dubravka ZupanecDubravka ZupanecTadeja Hafner Tadeja Hafner
School of Foreign LanguagesSchool of Foreign LanguagesSloveniaSlovenia
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Slovenian Armed ForcesSlovenian Armed ForcesOfficer Candidate SchoolOfficer Candidate School
English for Platoon LeadersEnglish for Platoon Leaders
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Evaluating an ESP CourseEvaluating an ESP Course
• Background Background
• Research and findingsResearch and findings
• Development of a new courseDevelopment of a new course
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Background 1Background 1
Purpose of evaluation:Purpose of evaluation:
Program developmentProgram development
Program accountabilityProgram accountability
(Weir and Roberts, 1994)(Weir and Roberts, 1994)
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Background 2Background 2
IsIs the course meeting its the course meeting its
aimsaims??
• client satisfaction client satisfaction (school)(school)
• learners’ satisfaction learners’ satisfaction • teachers’ satisfactionteachers’ satisfaction
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Background 3Background 3
Aspects Aspects of of evaluation:evaluation:
• the syllabusthe syllabus
• the teachersthe teachers
• the studentsthe students
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Research 1Research 1
• Documentation on the OCS training Documentation on the OCS training coursecourse
previous OCS training program vs. previous OCS training program vs.
new OCS training programnew OCS training program
more hands- on content
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Research 2Research 2
• Informal interwiews with the Informal interwiews with the commanders at OCScommanders at OCS
Joint training with the Czech Joint training with the Czech
RepublicRepublic Longer training abroadLonger training abroad Numerous international field Numerous international field
training exercisestraining exercises
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Research 3Research 3
• English course documentationEnglish course documentation
relevant course documentsrelevant course documents course workcourse work course reviewscourse reviews
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Research 4Research 4
• Informal interviews with the teachersInformal interviews with the teachers
level of difficulty to be increasedlevel of difficulty to be increased style of instruction to be changedstyle of instruction to be changed materials to be adaptedmaterials to be adapted assessment to be improvedassessment to be improved
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Research 5Research 5
• End-of-course questionnaires End-of-course questionnaires
(45 students included) (45 students included)
Areas: course contentAreas: course content
materialsmaterials
teaching methodsteaching methods
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• End-of-course questionnairesEnd-of-course questionnaires
Suggested iSuggested improvements:mprovements:
71% 71% ((32ss32ss)) - - more tacticsmore tactics75% 75% ((34ss34ss)) - - discussion on up-to-discussion on up-to-
date topicsdate topics5555% % ((2255ssss)) -- more grammar more grammar62% 62% ((2828ss)ss) - - more individual workmore individual work
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Research 6Research 6
• Literature on teaching advanced learnersLiterature on teaching advanced learners
What makes advanced learners What makes advanced learners different?different?
individual needsindividual needs needs rarely consistentneeds rarely consistent within group within group
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• Literature on teaching advanced Literature on teaching advanced studentsstudents
make it differentmake it different stretch the studentsstretch the students individualiseindividualise
(Felicity O’Dell, 2008)(Felicity O’Dell, 2008)
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Development 1Development 1
• Conclusions:Conclusions:
Aims and objectives Aims and objectives to be to be revisreviseded,,Real-life tasks to be introducedReal-life tasks to be introducedThe teaching approach to be alteredThe teaching approach to be alteredAssessment to be redefinedAssessment to be redefined
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Development 2Development 2
• Aims & tasks: Aims & tasks:
delivering delivering aa well organized briefing well organized briefingparticipating in meetingsparticipating in meetingsGiving oral and written ordersGiving oral and written ordersimproving study skillsimproving study skills
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Development 3Development 3
• A different teaching approachA different teaching approach
providing self-access materialsproviding self-access materialsusing internet as a teaching aidusing internet as a teaching aidusing elements of problem based using elements of problem based
learninglearninghaving students work on projectshaving students work on projects
– web questsweb quests– songssongs
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Development 4Development 4
• Improved assessmentImproved assessment
A new assessment scale, set criteria A new assessment scale, set criteria
Tasks: - briefingTasks: - briefing
- meeting- meeting
- oral & written order- oral & written order
Group and individual scoresGroup and individual scores
Teacher and peer assessmentTeacher and peer assessment
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Development 5Development 5
PendiPending issuesng issues
Materials design involving expertsMaterials design involving experts
Teacher trainingTeacher training
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ConclusionConclusion
Background to the evaluation Background to the evaluation Approach and methods usedApproach and methods usedDevelopment of the new courseDevelopment of the new course
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Thank you.Thank you.
Questions? Questions?