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Bertocchi, Daniela; Lugarini, Edoardo – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1982
The authors stress the importance of using a "science-oriented" syllabus when teaching a second language for specific purposes and identify the linguistic concepts which must be incorporated into such a syllabus. They discuss their experience in teaching Italian for specific Purposes at the National University in Somalia. (CFM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Hendrickson, James M. – 1986
A functional approach to language teaching begins with knowing how students intend to use the foreign language for specific purposes and in specific situations. Instructors of medical Spanish can begin by determining the specific language functions that their students must be able to express when communicating with Hispanic patients, by means of a…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Awareness