Target situation as a key element for ESP (Law Enforcement) syllabus design
G.Benavent, S.Sanchez-Reyes
Foreign languages in the National Police School
2006
National Police School
University of Salamanca in Avila
New Curriculum
Globalization criterion
coordinated work with international police forces
operate under joint command in the EU
English- function oriented skills of law enforces
Current situation in police English
"English"
"Communication in English"
Foreign language Specific Purposes of Law Enforces
reduction the number of students in groups from 40-45 to 25
Teaching the language system
Teaching the language use
Needs Analysis
15 representative police stations were analyzed
elaboration of the questionnaire
130 further police station filled the questionnaire
Communicative requirements
Syllabus design
Authentic materials
web pages
TV news broadcasts and reality shows
legal texts from English speaking countries
videotyped police proceedings
recorded interviews
Types of tasks
Initial stages
Latter stages
writing reports
managing databases in English
filling in forms
situational communication exchanges
role-plays
simulations
traffic interventions
suspect interviewing
detentions
citizen's requests
incidents
Nargizakhon Jabborkhonova 5T