Integrating content and language in ESP teaching
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چکیده
This paper presents and describes an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course designed second year forestry students using the principles of Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Starting with a theoretical overview what CLIL stands for, discussion continues presentation ESP aimed at efficient acquisition target language content knowledge represented by specialized terminology. Examples activities that engage four skills, i.e. reading, listening, speaking, writing, are also provided before concluding remarks, which reveal some advantages limitations applying strategy in teaching ESP.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Bra?ov
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2065-2119', '2065-2127']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31926/but.pcs.2022.64.15.1.4