Publication details
Beyond Science: ESP Vocabulary at an Inter-disciplinary Crossroads
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | Vocabulary acquisition is a prominent part of ESP.Teaching and learning specialized vocabulary in ESP courses typically takes place in a separate domain from that of General English. As a consequence, students of ESP might not be fully aware of the potential their specialized vocabulary has and tend to use it only within the narrow confines of their field. Therefore, we want to introduce a vocabulary learning technique that integrates both ESP and General English. Through this technique learners are encouraged to use their specialised vocabulary in new, creative ways and incorporate it into their everyday English. We propose a set of corpora-based tasks designed to help students grasp figurative meanings of a word they have so far associated only with specific concepts from their disciplines. |