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A. Smykouskaya

2020

Преподавание иностранных языков в поликультурном мире: традиции, инновации, перспективы : Материалы Международной научно-практической онлайн-конференции, Минск, 26 марта 2020 года

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177 NEEDSASSESSMENTINDESIGNINGESPCOURSES A. Smykouskaya Senior Lecturer of the Foreign Language Communication Departme Page 1 177 NEEDSASSESSMENTINDESIGNINGESPCOURSES A. Smykouskaya Senior Lecturer of the Foreign Language Communication Department of The Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programmes and courses help to prepare learners for future communication in a foreign language in professional setting. As ESP courses have become part of the curricula in institutions of higher education and further profession- al training, there are high expectations for their quality and the desired learning outcomes. The present article is an attempt to prove the importance of needs assessment stage in de- signing ESP courses on the example of the English for Journalists ESP course [1…