Closing the Gap in the Use of English Course in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions through ESP by Geraldine Ifesinachi Nnamdi-Eruchalu, Christopher Ufuoma Akaruese , Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume V, Issue VII, July 2017 Edition

Scirj Volume V, Issue VII, July 2017 Edition
ISSN: 2201-2796

Closing the Gap in the Use of English Course in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions through ESP

Geraldine Ifesinachi Nnamdi-Eruchalu, Christopher Ufuoma Akaruese

Abstract: To some undergraduates, the Use of English course is a distraction from the core courses they have enrolled for at the university. To others, it is just a means of securing high grades that would boost their cumulative grade point average (CGPA). But the major aim of the Use of English course is to equip students with the proficiency they require to pursue successfully, their courses of study as well as handle effectively, academic, non-academic and professional discourses in the English language after they had left school. The written and spoken English of the majority of the undergraduates in Nigerian universities indicate that the aim is far from being achieved. This study argues that the Use of English course would become more effective if students perceive the course material as having been designed to meet their immediate academic and professional needs, and not just a continuation of the general English language they were taught in the primary and secondary schools. To this end, it proposes the incorporation of faculty based ESP courses in the second segment of the course to motivate students to acquire the level of proficiency necessary for optimal success in their academic and professional life.

Reference this Paper: Closing the Gap in the Use of English Course in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions through ESP by Geraldine Ifesinachi Nnamdi-Eruchalu, Christopher Ufuoma Akaruese published at: "Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume V, Issue VII, July 2017 Edition, Page 15-21 ".

Search Terms: ESP, Use of English, proficiency, undergraduates, cumulative grade point average

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