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WORKSHOP_DESCRIPTION

The English Department graduates who are mainly interested in the teaching of the English language, might be called to work in different contexts, sectors and fields: they might be appointed in the public education system (primary, secondary, tertiary education); they might work as English language teachers with different learner groups (young learners, adult learners, learners with special needs); they might teach general English (EGP) or more specialised forms of the English language (ESP/English for Specific purposes). Regardless of their field of choice, different teaching approaches and methodologies might be and are required.

Adult learners, who consciously engage in the learning process with specific demands and anticipations, feel the need to be actively involved in it. This is more obvious when it comes to teaching English for Specific Purposes since it is mainly the adult learners who choose to study ESP either at a tertiary level institution or in a professional/workplace situation. The main points on which we will focus throughout this Workshop will be the following:

1) English for General Purposes (EGP) vs. English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Maritime English and ESP

2) Adult Education and adult learners: what makes them different from other learner groups and how do we approach them within a teaching context

3) ESP teaching material: choosing material (combining authentic material and material already provided by various institutions), adapting teaching material, teaching in order to achieve communicative competence, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT).

With reference to the field of Maritime English (ME) - a major branch of ESP - we will be focusing on the teaching of Maritime English (ME) to two adult learners groups: Merchant Marine Academy students in a major Greek Merchant Marine Academy and University students (postgraduate & undergraduate, mainly Law students). For the former, Maritime English is one of the core courses in their curriculum whereas the latter group of adult learners is mainly interested in postgraduate studies in which the knowledge of Maritime English is of major importance.

WORKSHOP E-CLASS

The structure of the Workshop eclass is the following:

1. Weekly folders with separate  subfolders - study material and articles related to each Week's topic will be uploaded in these four directories

2. Week's key points and learning objectives - this will be provided in a .ppt file with the key points and learning objectives of every week, as a guide for students' study

3. Workshop description - outlining the main points to be covered and the Workshop weekly activities/Ss' assessment

4. Workshop videos - videos (e.g. short lectures) that can be used as an introduction and are related to each week's topic

5. Supplementary bibliography - apart from the articles uploaded in the Weekly directory, supplementary bibliography will also be provided for further reading

6. Forum - a place for students to pose questions, discuss issues and answer questions based on the weekly study material 

7. Agenda and Announcements - these directories remind you of important dates and deadlines by bringing them to your attention

8. Links - recommendations for links of journals and any related sites  

WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES - STUDENTS' ASSESSMENT

Upon completion of Weeks 2 and 4 of the Workshop, students will have to submit an activity (no more than 300 words) which will relate to material already introduced and studied. Both activities are expected to reflect the students' understanding and degree of assimilation of what they have studied as well as connect theory to practice. So, students might be asked to: i) provide their critical approach on key points presented in the weekly study material, ii) review an already provided learning activity along with the provision of an appropriate rationale or iii) design a learning/teaching activity for (a) specific language skill(s), using authentic ESP material. Furthermore, students are asked to participate in the workshop forum, stating their thoughts and points on the issues presented weekly.