Application Of Some Active Learning Methods And Assessment In English For Accounting

Abstract

The issue of teaching and learning English for specialties or ESP (English for Specific Purposes) is an issue that has been mentioned and discussed for many years among Teaching Methods, linguistic and specialized teachers (Le, 2010). From the perspective of linguists and English teachers, specialized English teaching is an area of English language teaching (Hutchinson and Waters) rather than specialized teaching in English as envisioned by the specialized students and professional lecturers. Therefore, Specialized English teaching methods are also the method of teaching English in general applied to specialized English classes. However, the real issue is still controversial because no matter who teaches or the content and orientation, there is an existing fact that our students are still limited in using the language. They are both in general and specialized fields, unable to express themselves in the English language. Presentation skills or the ability to express opinions and evaluate problems in a hypothetical working environment are generally unsatisfactory. In this respect, it can be seen that specialized English teaching and learning is going in the direction of communication in teaching and learning to meet the needs of society (Kenedy, C, and Bolitho, R,). These two scholars emphasize that it is important not to consider English as a specialty as an area of development separate from English language teaching. It is part of a transformation in the English language teaching sector, from general purpose English to specialized purposes. Within the scope of this article, I only focus on introducing some positive assessments and learning methods that have been applied in specialized English teaching.