PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF DESIGNING A COURSE OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES: NEEDS ANALYSIS AND APPROACH CHOICE
Polyakov Oleg Gennadievich
Tambov State University named after G. R. Derzhavin
Abstract. The article looks at the role of needs analysis in designing a course of English for specific purposes and analyses special language, skills and learning centred approaches to this procedure. The advantages of the designing of such a course targeted at learning as a dynamic process that provides feedback are discussed.
Key words and phrases: английский язык для специальных целей, подход к проектированию курса, анализ потребностей, язык специальности, навыки, учение, English for specific purposes, approach to course design, needs analysis, special language, skills, learning
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