ALL ABOARD FOR NAVY ENGLISH! THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND PRACTICAL BENCHMARKS IN DEVISING A NAVAL TERMINOLOGY COURSE
ALL ABOARD FOR NAVY ENGLISH! THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND PRACTICAL BENCHMARKS IN DEVISING A NAVAL TERMINOLOGY COURSE

Summary/Abstract: In accordance with the idea that terminology acts as a bridge between the profession and the practice of languages, this paper gives the outline of a specialized course on naval (maritime) terminology in English. Firstly, it will define the concept of terminology and its importance in language teaching/learning; secondly, several guidelines in devising such a course will be set out. These will cover the most important elements ranging from the course name to budget expenses, referring to the target group, course justification, unit topics, training syllabus, course agenda, objectives, venue, etc. Thirdly, the paper will give a description of the course background, will put forward a model course and will point out its methodological principles. The paper will provide final conclusions related to the course delivery that argue for its importance as one of the tools that ensures understanding and using appropriately the range of naval vocabulary from an early stage.

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