An Exploration on the Application of Scaffolding Instruction into ESP Course
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Wei Liu
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Wei Liu
Available Online November 2015.
- DOI
- 10.2991/msie-15.2015.76How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Scaffolding Instruction; Constructivism; Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD); English for Special Purpose (ESP).
- Abstract
English for special purpose (ESP) is a practical English course which is related to the subject after finishing Basic English courses in the University. At present, there have been no specific national requirements for ESP and there is no consensus on what teaching mode should be used for ESP, either. The scaffolding instruction based on the theory of constructivism and Vygotsky’s theory of the zone of proximal development (ZPD) takes the students as the center and gradually helps the students to construct their own framework of knowledge. The application of scaffolding instruction into ESP Course is undoubtedly constructive.
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- © 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Wei Liu PY - 2015/11 DA - 2015/11 TI - An Exploration on the Application of Scaffolding Instruction into ESP Course BT - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Management Science and Innovative Education PB - Atlantis Press SP - 351 EP - 354 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/msie-15.2015.76 DO - 10.2991/msie-15.2015.76 ID - Liu2015/11 ER -