ERIC Number: EJ1083129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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English Language as a Requirement Course for Information Students--A Content Analysis of English Syllabus in the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies/Nile Valley University
Ahmed, Mustafa Shazali Mustafa
English Language Teaching, v2 n3 p225-231 Sep 2009
The study investigated the importance of two elements in the process of syllabus design (ends / means specifications, program implementation) in the faculty of Islamic and Arabic studies, Nile Valley University, designed in 1995. Results indicate that the ends/means specifications stage is used to present the general aims and the objective of each course. A general description of each course is also given. Program implementation is completely left for the teacher's decision. The paper shows related literature review for information students. This kind of literature review (linguistic contents) may however change the Program Implementation to a highly individualistic and subjective stage. Materials writing are left only for teachers and this may cause variations in the linguistic contents of the prescribed courses and this in turn may lead to many hidden syllabuses. Teachers training as a unique step in program implementation stage is lacking since there is no ESP teacher program available.
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Required Courses, Degree Requirements, English Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Information Science Education, Program Implementation, Fidelity, Communication Problems, Writing Across the Curriculum, Technical Writing, News Reporting, College English, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sudan
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