A task-based language teaching approach in teaching ESP

Motuzienė, Regina

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A task-based language teaching approach in teaching ESP

Type of publication

Straipsnis kitame recenzuojamame leidinyje / Article in other peer-reviewed edition (S5)

Type of document

type::text::journal::journal article::research article

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Motuzienė, Regina	Filologijos katedra	LT	Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija	LT

Title

A task-based language teaching approach in teaching ESP

[en]

Publisher

Kyrenia : Academic World Education & Research Center

Date Issued

Date	Volume	Issue	Start Page	End Page
2013-08-23	vol. 8	no. 3	331	340

Is part of

Cypriot journal of educational sciences

Description

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

Research Area

Field of Science

Keywords (en)

Abstract (en)

In the article the general overview of the popularity of EFL for university and college students in Lithuania is discussed paying attention to the peculiarities of teaching and learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at Klaipeda State College and also the strategies of enhancing the communicative competence or ability to communicate both spoken or written language and developing four language skills. The article deals with EFL status in the present labour market in Lithuania as well as the problems the English language teachers and students face and gives the reasons for the need of applying task-based language teaching (TBLT) approach used in teaching ESP for students of higher educational institutions.