ESP Task-Based Coursebook Development for Border Guards Training
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coursebook creation, border guards training, English for Specific Purposes, curriculum development, task-based learningAbstract
In accordance with Ukrainian border guards‟ professional competences; they have to speak in English while performing border checks and border surveillance on the state border. Therefore the creation of an up-to-date ESP task-based coursebook for border guards was of vital importance to target their needs. The article reflects the key issues connected with the ESP coursebook “English without Borders” for border guards‟ development, and offers some guidelines and solutions. Such stages of the ESP coursebook creation as needs analysis, curriculum development, materials selection and coursebook design, coursebook evaluation have been analysed. The structure of the coursebook, the organizing principles of the coursebook, types of tasks, and finally the design of teacher‟s notes have been considered. The organization of units in line with the ESP taskbased approach has been discussed. The ESP task-based coursebook for border guards training includes such units: “Socializing with colleagues and counterparts”, “Checking travelers‟ documents”, “Questioning a traveler”, “Giving advice and recommendations to travelers”, ”Conducting a vehicle/train/vessel/aircraft search”, “Detaining and interviewing irregular migrants”, “Interacting effectively with international counterparts”, “Participating in joint exercises and training”. The information obtained from this paper could be of interest for coursebook writers, ESP curriculum designers, teaching material developers and foreign language teachers.References
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