Teaching Through Content-Based and ESP Theories: Need for Vocational English in Agronomy and Veterinary Sections in Beni Secondary Schools.
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https://doi.org/10.47941/jep.2512Keywords:
Content-based Theories, Vocational English, Eclectic Method, ESP TheoriesAbstract
Purpose: The study objective is to substantiate the effectiveness of teaching English through content-based and ESP theories in agricultural and veterinary options in Beni secondary schools.
Methodology: In order to complete the research, the study used fieldwork for data collection. The collected information was subject to content analysis in order to understand what the respondents meant.
Findings: The results reveal that English teachers teach more general English (72%) than vocational English (28%). Yet, agrovet pupils expressed the need to learn less general English (8%) than vocational English (92%). The materials in general English could not bring learners to comprehend, express, read, and know materials of their domains.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: Researchers tailored to pupils’ needs a syllabus containing texts of their fields. They made exercises to help teachers approach the texts. The proposed methodology is eclectic with much focus on visual aids. This implies that a change in content and pedagogy is likely to make agrovet pupils proficient in English and conduct their profession easily.
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