SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (BUSINESS ENGLISH) AS POWERFUL PEDADOGICAL TOOL IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY

Olgа Bratanych; Sergii Skydan; Melisandra Leonardos

doi:10.23856/2512

Olgа Bratanych Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0141-9850
Sergii Skydan Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-5341
Melisandra Leonardos Volunteer of Peace Corpse of the USA in Ukraine http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8033-3117

Keywords: self - directed learning (SDL), English for specific purposes (ESP),, students, University

Abstract

The authors have analyzed the conceptual framework of self-directed learning theory; described some issues of self-directed learning within the field of higher education in the North America and identified some challenges of self-directed English for Specific Purposes (ESP) learning in the Ukrainian Economic University setting; shared some practical information about using it as a pedagogical tool in an ESP (Business English) classroom for advanced learners in the context of Ukrainian Economic University; characterized the ESP course containing a self-directed learning component; showed who is more likely to become an efficient self-directed ESP learner; presented some ideas on the role of the teacher in involving students in self-directed ESP learning; selected several ways to foster an ESP learner autonomy: established a number of economic benefits of self-directed ESP learning.

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