Skills-centred Course Design

Principles:

•Theoretical

•Pragmatic

The basic theoretical hypothesis is that underlying any language behavior are certain skills and strategies, which the learner uses in order to produce or comprehend discourse

The pragmatic basis for the skills-centred approach derives from a distinction made by Widdowson (1981) between goal-oriented course and process-oriented course. Holmes (1982) points out that:

•Needs analysis plays two roles in a skill-centred approach.

It provides a basis for discovering the underlying competence that enables people to perform in the target situation.

It enables the course designer to discover the potential knowledge and abilities that the learners bring to the ESP course.

Thanks.

by: Dina Ogaza Yamid Alvarez Jessica Begambre Camilo Pico Celinda Peinado