CURRENT PROGRESS AND FORWARDS IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR GEOLOGICAL PURPOSES

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  • A.ENKHTUYA School of Foreign Languages, National University of Mongolia

Keywords:

English for Specific Purposes, English for Geological Purpose, geology, teaching, reading skill, learner-centered approach

Abstract

The fundamental theory’ on ESP (English for Specific Purposes), its characteristics, origins, types, demands, goals as well as variety of classification are outlined in the report. In addition, it is much more focused on the up-to- date progress including course objective, designs and skills expected to be obtained by students and current trends in teaching English course for geological purpose at the School of Earth Sciences. National University of Mongolia as well as fields further needed to be improved while considering some problems and reasons. There is discussed currently used approach to teaching English for Geological Purposes to geology-major students.

This time we do not address any surveys on students ’ progress, or such controversial issues as who must teach the course, English teacher or specialist in the field etc.,

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Published

2023-12-05

How to Cite

A.ENKHTUYA. 2023. “CURRENT PROGRESS AND FORWARDS IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR GEOLOGICAL PURPOSES”. Geological Issues 12 (December):116-24. https://journal.num.edu.mn/geology/article/view/6667.

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Судалгааны өгүүллэг