MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATIVE TEACHING FOR ENGLISH FOR AGRICULTURE (ESP)

Teaching English for Specific Purpose has been a controversy in the sense should it be taught after they master at least intermediate level of English or it can be taught at the early stage of the learning process (Elementary level). The success of ESP teaching partly depends on the material used by the teacher besides on the basic language ability of the students. This paper aims at describing (1) the process of material evaluation to suit the needs and the level of English of the students, (2) that the teaching of ESP can be taught in the early stage of university education, (3) it is done at the same time with the teaching of general English, (4) the description will also be done by giving the example of the text to describe the language, (5) the classroom procedures of using the material, and (6) how this learning proces can be the learning for both teacher and students. The text for illustration is taken from Agriculture