About English

Journals
I have posted some journals that read recently and these journals is perfect for ESL students who love IT. CLICK HERE on my Scribd's Page if you want to read the journals.. Thank You ^_^


Online Sites for Learning English
These following 10 sites are the best online sites if you want to learn English that I got my CALL class. The activities in these online sites are fun and easy. CLICK HERE to find out the sites.. Thank You ^_^


Extensive Reading

Have you heard about Extensive Reading ? It's totally different with Intensive Reading. It  is fun and you must try to apply that method in reading. Before that, it will be better if you learn first what is ER, what its benefits, and how to apply it. Here it is >>> Extensive Reading by Deddy Amrand,S.S, M.TESOL


Course : Writing

Go check WRITING FOUR UHO sites for learn writing skills ( especially for college student )..


Course : Listening

Lately i'm interesting in listening English video via online after getting task in CALL where we have to find an online and offline software for learning English which I will share later, Insya Allah.. FYI, my favorite one is ELLLO ,you must try it, for me it's the best site for listening so far. Very easy to use.

And here i want to share a video you can use to improve your listening skill. Don't worry because it provides script... ENJOY !

ESP...

As with most developments in human activity, ESP was not a planned and coherent movement, but rather a phenomenon that grew out of a number of converging trends. There are three main reasons common to the emergence of all ESP:

1. The demands of a Brave New World

The general effect of all this development was to exert pressure on the language teaching profession to deliver the required goods. Whereas English had previously decided its own destiny, it now become subject to the wishes, needs and demands of people other than language teacher.

English had become accountable to the scrutiny of the wider world and the traditional leisurely and purposes free stroll through the landscape of the English language seemed no longer appropriate in the harsher realities of the market place.

2. A Revolution in Linguistics

Traditionally the aims of linguistics had been to describe the rules of English usage, that is the grammar. In English language teaching this gave rise to the view that there are important differences between, say, the English of commerce and that of engineer.

Most of the work at this time was in the area of English for Science and technology (EST) and for time ESP and EST were regarded as almost synonymous. The gained ground that English needed by a particular group of learners could be identified by analyzing the linguistic characteristics of their specialist area of work or study.

3. Focus of the Learner

New developments in educational psychology also contributed to the rise of ESP, by emphasizing the central importance of the learners and their attitude to learning (e.g. Rodgers, 1969).

Learners were seen to have different needs and interest, which would have an important influence or their motivation to learn and therefore on the activeness of their learning. This lent support to the development of courses in the which relevance to the learners need and interests was paramount.