Task-Based Speaking for ESP in Creative Disciplines: a practical guide for arts students

Description

What if English speaking proficiency was no longer a barrier, but a bridge for art students to showcase their creativity on the global stage? Task-Based Speaking for ESP in Creative Disciplines: A Practical Guide for Arts Students is here to meet that challenge.

Aimed at art students, ESP (English for Specific Purposes) lecturers, and creative education practitioners, this book stems from the reality that many art students possess brilliant ideas but struggle to express them orally in English. The core question is clear: how can we design speaking instruction that is relevant, contextual, and builds the confidence of art students?

This book offers practical contributions through the Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) approach, specifically tailored to creative disciplines such as visual arts, performing arts, design, and multimedia. Readers are guided to understand the foundations of TBLT, design art-context speaking tasks, develop oral skills through task cycles, and build confidence while reducing language anxiety. Furthermore, the book discusses speaking assessment strategies and provides a guide for implementing TBLT within the ESP classroom.

This guide reinforces the idea that speaking in ESP is not merely about linguistic accuracy, but about the expression of professional and cultural identity. It is time to transform your ESP classroom—and empower art students to speak with confidence, meaning, and global competitiveness.v