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ESP

WHAT IS ESP?

learner-centered approach
TEACHING ENGLISH

ADITTIONAL LANGUAGE

It develops communicative competence


specific discipline
academics

accounting

business

What do Esp professionals do?


Academic

Social responsibility

Human resources
What are some areas for the application of ESP?
Teaching Business English

Teaching Business English is an ESL niche that focuses on business terminology and
related topics as well as corporate culture. It is often taught onsite to employees of
large companies, but you could even teach private English classes or teach Business
English online.

Teaching to the IELTS and TOEFL Tests


Prepare students in a program to be familiar with TOEFL Tests

Teaching Aviation English


It introduces trainers to concepts, approaches and knowledge of teaching practice
specifically for aeronautical communication between pilots and air traffic control.

What are some ESP Resources?


ESP organizations exist at local, regional and global levels. This may
provide lisks to ther organizations, examinations and online resources.
ESP Organizations:

TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)

IATEFL BE (Business English)

Selected resources:

JOURNAL

English for Specific Purposes: An International Journal

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics: An Official Journal of the American


Association of Applied Linguistics.

Journal of English for Academic Purposes.

Selected resources:

TEXT

Friedenberg, Joan, Deborah Kennedy, Anne Lomperis, William Martin, & Kay
Westerfield. With contributions from Margaret van Naerssen. (2003). Effective
practices in workplace language training: Guidelines for providers of workplace
English language training. TESOL Publications.

What are some areas for research and development in ESP?


Language planning and language policy (LPLP)
explicit

implicit

values and rights associated with English language

Collection and analysis ofhuge databases oflanguage from specificEAP


or EOP texts (corpuslinguistics)

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