Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework

This study proposes a conceptual framework in identifying specific competencies for English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) ESL educators teaching at engineering universities. The increasing demand for effective language and communication skills in engineering fields has prompted the need for...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Nor Yazi, Khamis, Supyan, Hussin, Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IDOSI Publication 2014
Subjects:	Q Science (General)
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/1/Competencies_of_English_for_Academic_Purposes_Educators_at_Engineering_Universities-_A_Conceptual_Framework.pdf

id	ump-6464
recordtype	eprints
spelling	ump-64642018-07-12T08:01:58Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/ Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework Nor Yazi, Khamis Supyan, Hussin Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor Q Science (General) This study proposes a conceptual framework in identifying specific competencies for English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) ESL educators teaching at engineering universities. The increasing demand for effective language and communication skills in engineering fields has prompted the need for quality ESAP educators. However, few studies specify on finding the required competencies for the educators. Hence, this paper aims to conceptualise a framework of competencies for Malaysian ESL EAP educators’ teaching at engineering universities. Structured by three elements from the Malaysian Teacher Education [1] i.e. Values, Knowledge and Skills to define the competencies, the framework is supported by the ESP Learning Centred Approach by Hutchinson and Waters [2] and Critical EAP Theory by Benesch [3]. Three international frameworks, the Professional Service Standards for ELT [4], the Competencies for Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges [5]and BALEAP TEAP Competency Framework [6] were adapted in identifying the competency items for the educators. The study proposes mixed methods of Delphi and survey techniques. The proposal aimstoelevate the educators’ quality teaching and professional standards. IDOSI Publication 2014 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/1/Competencies_of_English_for_Academic_Purposes_Educators_at_Engineering_Universities-_A_Conceptual_Framework.pdf Nor Yazi, Khamis and Supyan, Hussin and Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor (2014) Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework. World Applied Sciences Journal, 30. pp. 62-69. ISSN 1818-4952 http://dx.doi.org/10.5829/idosi.wasj.2014.30.icmrp.10 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2014.30.icmrp.10
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
building	UMP Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	Q Science (General)
spellingShingle	Q Science (General) Nor Yazi, Khamis Supyan, Hussin Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework
description	This study proposes a conceptual framework in identifying specific competencies for English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) ESL educators teaching at engineering universities. The increasing demand for effective language and communication skills in engineering fields has prompted the need for quality ESAP educators. However, few studies specify on finding the required competencies for the educators. Hence, this paper aims to conceptualise a framework of competencies for Malaysian ESL EAP educators’ teaching at engineering universities. Structured by three elements from the Malaysian Teacher Education [1] i.e. Values, Knowledge and Skills to define the competencies, the framework is supported by the ESP Learning Centred Approach by Hutchinson and Waters [2] and Critical EAP Theory by Benesch [3]. Three international frameworks, the Professional Service Standards for ELT [4], the Competencies for Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges [5]and BALEAP TEAP Competency Framework [6] were adapted in identifying the competency items for the educators. The study proposes mixed methods of Delphi and survey techniques. The proposal aimstoelevate the educators’ quality teaching and professional standards.
format	Article
author	Nor Yazi, Khamis Supyan, Hussin Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor
author_facet	Nor Yazi, Khamis Supyan, Hussin Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor
author_sort	Nor Yazi, Khamis
title	Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework
title_short	Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework
title_full	Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework
title_fullStr	Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework
title_full_unstemmed	Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework
title_sort	competencies of english for academic purposes educators at engineering universities: a conceptual framework
publisher	IDOSI Publication
publishDate	2014
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6464/1/Competencies_of_English_for_Academic_Purposes_Educators_at_Engineering_Universities-_A_Conceptual_Framework.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T22:02:13Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T22:02:13Z
_version_	1777414474061316096

Competencies of English for Academic Purposes Educators at Engineering Universities: A Conceptual Framework

Similar Items