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Alumni success stories as a tool for motivation in ESP

Authors

CHOVANCOVÁ Barbora

Year of publication 2020
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference IATEFL 2019 - Conference selections
MU Faculty or unit

Language Centre

Citation
Keywords English for Specific Purposes (ESP); ELT methodology; legal English materials design; medaiton; motivaton
Description Motivation plays a pivotal role in success in language learning. A guaranteed way of piquing the interest of undergraduate ESP students is to use real-life examples of how ‘someone like them’ excelled in their professional life. This article presents two original, purpose-made tasks based on authentic materials featuring accomplished graduates. The tasks are designed to practise both language and soft skills, e.g. mediation.

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