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The Concordance between EFL Learners’ Linguistic Sequential Development and the Curricula of Formal and Informal Learning Settings: An Analytical Study

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This research explores the sequence of content in ESP curricula to our learners’ linguistic development and to authentic situations. This study has been conducted in Alahsa College of Technology, Saudi Arabia. Methodology used was an analysis of an ESP textbook in corpus-based approach and matching the units of the textbook to students' needs analysis of observed real life situation in a car workshop. Results show that the content of the textbook, to some extent, meet the course objectives and students' needs in technical terms with some shortage in expanding the activities to be a functional simulation of an authentic environment regarding conversational and written skills.

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  • Jalal Albaqshi, 2016. "The Concordance between EFL Learners’ Linguistic Sequential Development and the Curricula of Formal and Informal Learning Settings: An Analytical Study," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(3), pages 167-167, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:9:y:2016:i:3:p:167
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    1. Malik Ajmal Gulzar & Fahmeeda Gulnaz & Attiya Ijaz, 2014. "Utility of Krashen’s Five Hypotheses in the Saudi Context of Foreign Language Acquisition/Learning," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 7(8), pages 134-134, August.
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