ESP On-line Activities: Theory and Practice

Authors

  • Hélvia Pereira Pinto Bastos CEFET, Campos, Brasil

Keywords:

foreign language teaching, electronic literacy, sociocognitivism, languages for specific purposes

Abstract

Reading electronic texts in a foreign language has become an important skill in most professional areas. Electronic literacy is a pedagogical activity which develops both the learner’s linguistic knowledge and his / her ability to communicate and do research on the Internet. This article shows the reasons and how this practice, based on sociocognitive principles and using reading guidelines given by the teaching of Languages for Specific Purposes, has been implemented in the English language programs at CEFET-Campos, RJ. Comments on different aspects of the experience are also provided.

Author Biography

Hélvia Pereira Pinto Bastos, CEFET, Campos, Brasil

Helvia Bastos holds a Master’s Degree in Cognition and Language from Universidade Estadual do Norte-Fluminense (UENF), RJ, Brazil. She is an ESP teacher at CEFET-Campos, RJ, both at graduation and postgraduation levels (lato-sensu). Her major research interests involve the challenges and benefits of Web-Assisted Language Learning (WALL) and the study of genre in professional contexts.

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2007)

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Papers

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