1. Genre-based teaching and ESP course design Brian Paltridge The University of Sydney

2. What is a genre? What is genre-based teaching? Approach, design and procedure Genre as an organizing principle for language learning programs An example from an EAP classroom Conclusions

3. What is a genre? A staged, goal-oriented, purposeful activity in which speakers engage as members of our culture Martin's (1984: 25) Social because we participate in genres with other people; goal-oriented because we use genres to get things done; staged because it usually takes us a few steps to reach our goals (Martin and Rose 2003: 7)

4. What is genre-based teaching? Approach, design and procedure

5. Approach the theory of language and language learning which underlies the particular methodology.

6. Design the objectives, organisation, and content of the particular syllabus type, kinds of teaching and learning activities, teacher and learner roles, and the role of instructional materials.

7. Procedure classroom techniques and practices

8. The genre approach Theory of language language is functional - it is through language that we 'get things done' language occurs in particular cultural and social contexts and can only be understood in relation to these contexts

9. The genre approach Goals Goals to enable learners to use genres which are important for them to be able to participate in, and have access to

10. The genre approach Teaching and learning activities scaffolding gradual approximation

11. Genre as an organizing principle for language learning programs

12. Stages of designing a genre-base course (Burns and Joyce, 1997) 1. Identify the overall context of language use 2. Develop goals or aims 3. Note the sequence of language events within the particular context 4. List the genres arising from this sequence 5. Outline the sociocultural knowledge students need in the particular communicative context 6. Record or gather samples of the genres the course will focus on 7. Develop units of work related to these genres and develop the learning objectives to be achieved

13. An example from an EAP classroom The aims of the programme were to develop the students' abilities to read and draw on information from a range of sources relevant to the gathering of information for academic purposes; to read and draw on information from a range of sources relevant to the gathering of information for academic purposes; to write academic texts such as documented essays, summaries of readings, research reports, annotated bibliographies, and case study reports which meet the demands and expectations of an English medium academic learning environment; to write academic texts such as documented essays, summaries of readings, research reports, annotated bibliographies, and case study reports which meet the demands and expectations of an English medium academic learning environment; to learn how to use text types such as descriptions, compare and contrast, problem/solution, discussions, and cause and effect in their academic writing to learn how to use text types such as descriptions, compare and contrast, problem/solution, discussions, and cause and effect in their academic writing.

14. Conclusion