As a course designer and

materials providerSyed Ishraq Hussain

What should be the role of an ESP teacher as a course designer and materials provider?

As a course designer and materials provider: Motivating learners to use English in an academic or a

professional setting.

Analyzing the learner’s needs (Basturkmen 2006).

Course designer:

Course designers should bear in mind some basic questions before designing any course:

Who the learners are?

What do these learners need to learn English for?

And what kind of texts do they need?

Material provider:

There is a controversy on whether the materials provider should adopt authentic textbooks or write his/her own.

(Hutchinson and waters 1981) Text writing according to Hutchinson and Waters (1987) should

be the last step a teacher adopts when the other possibilities are exhausted.

so select the available textbooks. can modify the activities so as to suit learners needs.

Material provider:

If both possibilities are not available then, The ESP teachers can, then, generate their own (Dudley-Evans and ST John 1998).

Tips concerning “materials providing”:

Use existing materials as a source of your ideas. It is better to work in a team. Do not set out to write the perfect materials on the first draft.

Materials can always be improved. Do not underestimate the time needed for materials writing. It

can be very-time-consuming business. Pay a careful attention to the appearance of your materials. (Hutchinson and Waters 1987)

Conclusion

It is not always true that materials and courses are designed according to the learners needs.

However, teachers and sponsors needs are also to be taken account of because if the teacher, for instance, is not satisfied with the materials he/she provides this would affect the learners by losing and decreasing their motivation.

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