This paper discusses some of the issues involved in creating an EAP/ESP core textbook, focusing especially on choosing textbook content as one of the main factors contributing to higher student motivation and better language acquisition. It further offers a reflection on EAP/ESP textbook titles and dwells on some other problems related to designing and teaching textbook material.
Keywords:
topic-specific vocabulary / textbook title / suspension of disbelief / student motivation / make-believe / content-based textbook material / acquiring knowledge in English rather than about English
Source:
Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, 2014, 2, 1, 21-31
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Stojanović, M.. (2014). Creating an EAP/ESP core textbook: Focus on acquiring knowledge in English rather than about English. in Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes
Univerzitet u Nišu, Niš., 2(1), 21-31.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1769
Stojanović M. Creating an EAP/ESP core textbook: Focus on acquiring knowledge in English rather than about English. in Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes. 2014;2(1):21-31.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1769 .
Stojanović, Milica, "Creating an EAP/ESP core textbook: Focus on acquiring knowledge in English rather than about English" in Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, 2, no. 1 (2014):21-31,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1769 .
