TITLE:
Integrating Curriculum Design Theory into ESP Course Construction: Aviation English for Aircraft Engineering
AUTHORS:
Jun Lin, Aiguo Wang, Changjie Zhang
KEYWORDS:
Curriculum Design, Aviation English, Needs Analysis, Action Research
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics,
Vol.4 No.2,
April
28,
2014
ABSTRACT: This paper
considers the arguments for the construction of courses in ESP (English for
Specific Purposes) focusing on the integration of curriculum design theory into
an English course for aircraft engineering at the Civil Aviation University
of China. For teacher-researchers interested in designing and implementing an
aviation English instruction program, this paper offers an example framework of
how this might be done and evaluates the framework within an action research
model. A needs analysis is made and a curriculum presented for an integrated
course in aviation English for aircraft engineers in the Chinese context, so
that learners of ESP can learn the target language more effectively and put the
learning to practical use.