Students’ perceptions of learner-centred teaching in English for specific purposes in higher education

 

Çağda Kivanç Çağanağa

 

Research Article | Published August 2014

Journal of Educational Research and Reviews, Vol. 2(5), pp. 72-82

 

 

Department of English Language Teaching, European University of Lefke, Faculty of Education, Gemikonağı/Mersin 10, Cyprus. Email: ckivanc@eul.edu.tr   

 

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Attempts to demonstrate a relationship between English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and learner-centred teaching have been bedevilled by limitations of the research and the problem of aggregating students’ perceptions. The “Ramsden Learner centred questionnaire” was adapted for use in English for Specific Purposes course and administered with a survey to the students taking an ESP course in European University of Lefke. Usable responses were obtained from over 100 students. Students’ perceptions of an ESP course in higher education are strongly associated with the approach – learner centred teaching.