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The Origin of ESP

ESP (English for Specific Purposes) developed due to the expansion of scientific, technical, and economic activity internationally after WWII. This led to a focus on language in context rather than just grammar. ESP concentrates on meeting the specific language needs of learners as determined through a needs analysis. ESP is different from general English/ESL in that it has a clear purpose, aims to meet learners' specific needs through needs analysis, and consists of homogeneous groups of adult learners studying English for a particular field or occupation. The key principle of ESP is designing English courses based on the specific needs and purposes of the learners.

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The Origin of ESP

ESP (English for Specific Purposes) developed due to the expansion of scientific, technical, and economic activity internationally after WWII. This led to a focus on language in context rather than just grammar. ESP concentrates on meeting the specific language needs of learners as determined through a needs analysis. ESP is different from general English/ESL in that it has a clear purpose, aims to meet learners' specific needs through needs analysis, and consists of homogeneous groups of adult learners studying English for a particular field or occupation. The key principle of ESP is designing English courses based on the specific needs and purposes of the learners.

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The Origin of ESP and

Characteristics of ESP
(Definition and Understanding)
LEARNING
FRAMEWORK:
Abbreviations:
 GE :
 ELT :  General English
 English Language Teaching  ESP :
 EMT :  English for Specific
 English as a Mother Tongue Purposes
 EFL :  EAP / EEP:
 English as a Foreign  English as Academic
Language Purposes
 ESL :  English as Educational
 English as a Second Purposes
Language  EOP :
 English as Occupational
Purposes
Definition of “ESP”
 What is ESP?
 How is ESP develop?

 The tree of ELT.

 The tree of ESP Family.

 Criteria of ESP
What is ESP?

 ESP (English for Specific Purposes) has


been referred to as "applied ELT" as the
content and aims of any course are
determined by the needs of a specific
group of learners.
How is ESP Develop
 The demand of a Brave New world
 After 1945: the expansion in scientific, technical,
and economics activity on international scale
 A revolution in language
 Traditional (grammar) communication
 Focus on the learner
 Learners: have different needs and interest—
improve learners’ motivation: Specialization in
language learning
The demand of a Brave New world
 First, expansion in scientific, technical and
economic activity on an international scale · for
various reasons, most notably the economic
power of the United States in the post-war
world, the role [of international language] fell to
English“
 Second, the Oil Crisis of the early 1970s
resulted in Western money and knowledge
flowing into the oil-rich countries. The language
of this knowledge became English.
A revolution in language

 traditional linguists set out to describe the


features of language, revolutionary
pioneers in linguistics began to focus on
the ways in which language is used in
real communication.
 ESP concentrates more on language in
context than on teaching grammar and
language structures
Focus on the learner
 Learners were seen to employ different learning
strategies, use different skills, enter with different
learning schemata, and be motivated by different
needs and interests.
 Therefore, focus on the learners' needs became
equally paramount as the methods employed to
disseminate linguistic knowledge. Designing
specific courses to better meet these individual
needs was a natural extension of this thinking. To
this day, the catchword in ESL circles is learner-
centered or learning-centered.
ESL = ESP?
 ESL and ESP diverge not only in the nature
of the learner, but also in the aim of
instruction. In fact, as a general rule, while
in ESL all four language skills; listening,
reading, speaking, and writing, are stressed
equally, in ESP it is a needs analysis that
determines which language skills are most
needed by the students, and the syllabus is
designed accordingly.
The ESP Family Tree
ESP in the USA

Usually done privately


Key words:

“Tell me what you need


English for and I tell you the
English that you need”.

(the syllabus is designed accordingly)


What is the differences of ESP
and ESL/General English?
1. learners
2. purposes of learning
3. Aims of instruction
Criteria of ESP
 ESP is normally goal directed.
 Students study English not because they
are interested in English, but they need
English for study or work purpose.
 ESP is based on need Analysis.
 ESP course is likely to be adult rather
than children
 It consist of identical students
ESP
“ESP should properly be seen not
as any particularly language
product but also
It is as an Approach to
Language teaching which aim
to meet the needs of
particular learners”

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