English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Modules in the Self-Access Learning Center (SALC) for Success in the Global Workplace

• Main Author: Kevin Knight
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kanda University of International Studies 2010-09-01
• Series: Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal
• Subjects: self-access; ESP; OBE; leadership; modules
• Online Access: http://sisaljournal.org/archives/sep10/knight/

University students must prepare themselves to be successful members of the global workforce, and this paper introduces one way for a self-access center to support such preparation by students outside of the formal classroom environment. In this paper, it is proposed that the Self-Access Learning Center (SALC) at Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) provide ESP (English for specific purposes) modules intended to prepare students for their future careers. Within these self-study modules, the following should be recognized and incorporated: 1. The principles of ESP 2. Elements of outcome-based education 3. The relationship between leadership, learning, and teachingIn describing such ESP modules, this paper also proposes the development of self-access materials that could be made available to facilitate the independent study.