What is ESP?

Who said this? "Understood properly, ESP is an approach to language learning, which is based on learner need. The foundation of all ESP is the simple question: Why does this learner need to learn a foreign language ?”

• Mackay and Mountford (1978)

• Hutchinson and Waters (1987)

• Robinson (1991)

What is ESP for you?

Hutchinson and Waters (1987) mention three main reasons common to the emergence of all ESP: The demands of a Brave New World, ............., and a New Focus on the Learner.

Due to the world changes , linguistics began to focus their studies on traditional grammar.

• True

• False

Which are the differences between ESP and EGP? (more than 1 option)

• ESP is taught at the higher-level institution, but EGP at junior or senior high schools

• ESP meets the needs of particular learners, but EGP improves overall English

• ESP is applied to general fields, but EGP to specific

• EGP does not have a fixed methodology, but ESP does

ESP may use a different methodology from that of GE and It is generally designed for intermediate or advanced students. These characteristics are....

• Absolute

• Variable

Carter (1983) suggests three types of ESP: English as a Restricted Language, English for Academic and Occupational Purposes (EAOP), and ..........

Register Analysis looked at the linguistic forms without attaching the overall meaning of such forms.

• True

• False

Rhetorical and Discourse Analysis' aim was to identify grammar and vocabulary in texts.

• True

• False

A learning-centered approach to ESP values the process of learning and student motivation in order to help students reach the end target.

• True

• False