English 38 ESP

1.

2 points

The main points which emerge from the environment of the second year of the CSE Project on Medicine are the following: Choose 3.

The importance of an initial assessment of student levels.

The importance of explaining the nature of an ESP programme to the host institution and its members.

The importance of assessing student motivation and interests.

The importance of choosing the students who will enroll in the programme.

2.

2 points

Three of the factors which significantly affected the development of the syllabus outlines for stages 2 and 3 in Chapter 2 were the following. Choose 3.

Reactions of the Faculty staff on the textbook and needs analysis given to the students that show their intelligence spectrum.

Reactions of the learner to different types of materials.

Relationships with Faculty staff from which a more specific perspective of students' needs and servicing requirements emerged.

Relationships with the learner, providing sensitivity towards changing attitudes to the ESP-GE mix at different times.

3.

2 points

What did the Tutors in English to Overseas Students decide to
focus on in the seven-week course?

listening comprehension

note-taking

academic writing

all of the above

4.

2 points

At the time of the project general environment of the British Council Communication Skills in English Programme for first-year medical students at King Faisal University Dammam Saudi Arabia 1977 are as follows except one.

University admission requirements did not specify a minimum standard of performance in English in this examination

the student intake would be required to have passed the national secondary school leaving certificate examination

the student should be proficient in the English language

the University was intended to be English-medium

5.

2 points

What was the Teaching Method by the CSE in teaching the Medical students?

All lessons were given simultaneously by a specific teacher and a supervisor would go around and help the students.

All lessons were prioritized based on a student's capability to understand spoken English.

all lessons were taken from general English books and tailored to fit the needs of the Medical students in each lesson.

All lessons were team-taught by a science tutor and a language tutor, each team developing its own approach.

6.

2 points

The outline of course objectives to be included by the CSE team for Medical students includes this.

grammar points that should be familiarized in the "Mass" syllabus

tenses that are specific to "Atom" lesson

vocabulary words mentioned in "Proton" lecture

lexis introduced in "Nucleus" modula

7.

2 points

Criticism of ESP materials is in general restricted to ____________________________________ and to discussion of the postulates themselves.

the adequacy with which they meet certain theoretical postulates

the reliability of the course material chosen by the subject teacher postulates

the relevance of the lesson to the course of a student in ESP postulates

the accuracy of the the authentic materials chosen for the course postulates

8.

2 points

What were the factors that dominated the situation when the CSE Project's first classes began?

having to cope with makeshift accommodation generally, particularly classrooms and makeshift A/V and library facilities.

having to detach staff to locate and clear equipment at the customs warehouses

having an intake which was itself more numerous than anticipated

all of the above

9.

2 points

The following are criteria for selection of topic area in an ESP lesson for Medicine students. Choose 3.

a potential language payoff for students.

known or predicted difficulty of a certain area of science for the student

availability of materials

there is a tendency to select from a Math lesson

10.

2 points

Medical students in the CSE Project have proved to be vocationally aware and more committed to their perceived spectrum of studies because of the following reasons. Choose 3.

They are concerned to learn English and in English.

They are quick to perceive and appreciate the relevance of ESP in their English programme.

They accept the English-medium nature of their University and its courses and the particular relevance of this to Medical studies.

They are smart enough to adjust to the University's standard.

11.

2 points

The following is an example of a sentence seen in an ESP lesson for Medical students that hits what English grammar?

The valves allow/the action of the valves allows ..........

prepositional phrases

subject-verb agreement

active-passive

noun-nominalisation of nouns

12.

2 points

Ten Listening Comprehension and Note-Taking Units have been prepared
by the Tutors in English to Overseas Students and each unit follow the same design.

three separate but interlocking Stages on which various language exercises are based

three definite but corrugated Shapes on which various deficiencies in language are taken

three intertwined but various Situations on which various language exercises are taken

three similar and interesting Stations on which different English spoken exercise were based

13.

2 points

What does "success" mean in the article, DESIGNING SCIENCE WRITING MATERIALS?

individual student success

success of the materials

a and b

none at all

14.

2 points

Surveys of overseas postgraduates' use of English for speaking, reading and writing were conducted at the Universities of Manchester and Newcastle between 1972 and 1974 and results show that by far the largest proportion of a students time is spent in ___________.

note-taking

speaking

a listening situation

academic writing

15.

2 points

The subject-matter of the Units is concerned with aspects of Study Skills and
the problems students are likely to encounter when studying through the
medium of English. Titles include the following except __________.

Some of the Problems of Overseas Postgraduate Students

Some Psychological Considerations in the Mastering of a Mother Tongue

Listening and Understanding

Problems of Writing in a Foreign Language

16.

2 points

In the article, DESIGNING SCIENCE WRITING MATERIALS, the author refers to "zero" year as __________.

first year

preparatory year

freshman year

0

17.

2 points

The description of processes in a Medicine course include the following. Choose 3.

neutralize

therefore

decrease

accumulate

18.

2 points

Towards the middle of the second semester, student attendances sank sharply in the CSE Project. Three likely causes for this decline are the following, except one.

the premature introduction of science courses

students were knowledgeable of the subjects already and it became too exasperating to go to class to listen to a boring lecture

difficulties in regular and punctual transport arrangements for students between hostel and split campus areas

low morale amongst the under-achievers customs warehouses

19.

2 points

Two major ways of approaching an authentic text for use in the classroom: ________ and ___________

Nevertheless Large Underpants are Learning Songs

Nine Listening Usury and Liaison Skills

Natural Language Use and Language Skills

Native Learning Under Acknowledged Leadership Skills

20.

2 points

Stage 2 of each unit done by the Tutors in English to Overseas Students in a seven week course include the following, except _________.

Written Communication Exercises

Blank-filling

Listening Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

21.

2 points

This exercise consists of five true/false comprehension questions. The students have to search for the relevant information by reading the tape script; they also have to justify their answers by giving evidence in writing, eg. a quotation from the tape script.

Reading Comprehension

Listening Comprehension

Written Communication Exercises

Blank-filling

22.

2 points

There are various techniques ESP teachers can use if one cannot answer a student's question. Choose the best.

'Does anyone else know the answer?'

'Bring your book and let's work it out after the lesson.'

That's a good question, but the best person to answer that is your Chemistry lecturer.'

'Here's the Science Dictionary, look it up.'

23.

2 points

The purpose of this paper is to indicate the areas of the programme in which video-tape recordings have been used, and the methods used in conjunction with these recordings.

Designing Science Writing Materials G M Greenall

The Use of Video-tape recordings on the Communication Skills in English Project, KAAU Joseph Cleary

English For Academic Purposes: Practice Material for the Listening Comprehension and Writing Needs of Overseas Students R R Jordan and Alan Matthews

Developing a Flexible ESP programme Design R G D Chamberlain and M K S Flanagan

24.

2 points

What are the language needs of the students that were going to enroll in a seven-week course under Tutors in English to Overseas Students?

The students need to develop their communicative skill to enable them to undertake studies at undergraduate level and to be able to function adequately abroad.

The students need to develop their language proficiency sufficiently to enable them to undertake studies at university level and to be able to function adequately in the language.

The students need to master their mother tongue to enable them to undertake studies overseas and to be able to function perfectly.

The students need to review their past English lessons to enable them to undertake professional jobs at tertiary level and to be able to speak adequately in the language.

25.

2 points

THE FOUNDATION COURSE IN LABORATORY PROCEDURES
AT KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY CSE PROJECT is an article by __________.

Tom Jones

Joseph Cleary

R R Jordan and Alan Matthews

R G D Chamberlain and M K S Flanagan