Scientific paper ID 1473 : 2017/3

The paper written in the perspective of cognitive instruction relevance treats essential language learning strategies in teaching the progressive aspect within the ESP in automobile engineering course at the Todor Kableshkov University of Transport. The material not only examines the periphrasis theoretically in terms of its underlying characteristics, but it also focuses on teaching procedures applied to promote learners’ understanding, and, consequently, to enhance students’ knowledge of the category. Implemented approaches are aimed at the formation of relevant mental representations of the progressive, its components, functions and related forms. Improved language awareness in progressive aspect, and in associated concepts of tense, aspect, progressive, non-progressive, perfectivity, imperfectivity, temporariness, permanence, habituality, non-habituality, stativity, dynamicity, is indispensable, leading to reduction of learning hardships within the periphrasis and also within a set of related categories, in general English as well as in ESP courses. For example, learners are prone to erroneously implement the –ing / -ed words, the verbids, formally and semantically interconnected with the periphrasis. Students likewise tend to mistakenly use tense and aspect, failing to discern properly the above enumerated concepts. Exemplifying instances are in line with contemporary specialized technical sources in English. Conclusion is made with respect to cognitive teaching beneficial outcomes.