1 An Innovated ESP Course in Reading Skills for Technical Students – Tertiary Education

Abstract — Information concerning the place of a specialized course in reading skills within the system of teaching ESP at the Department of Languages, its place in the credit system, and under new conditions as an offer to students of two faculties (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, FEEC, and the Faculty of Information Technology, FIT) is outlined in the communication. The main purpose of introducing the course, the prerequisites, short-term and long-term aims of the course, needs analysis and feedback evaluation, evaluation of students ´ progress, course design and materials design, and a wide variety of skills practised with the aim of improving technical students ´ competency in English are included. Innovation of the course as far as the contents and materials are concerned, change of focus, and examples of new teaching and examination materials will be presented in the contribution. Index Terms — Course design, materials preparation, reading skill