English for Specific Purposes

This course covers basic concepts in course design, approaches to ESP course design, principles and stages of ESP course design, national standards used in designing course, types of syllabi used in teaching English in vocational schools,  and practice of ESP course design for vocational schools and other educational institutions.  Principles and practices of ESP syllabus design will be discussed in connection with school-based curriculum development. The course will be primarily focused on the current  principles and practices of ESP course design in Indonesian vocational schools.