ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES: ROLE OF
LEARNERS, TEACHERS AND
TEACHING
METHODOLOGIES
Dr. Choudhary Zahid Javid
Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics)
Department of Foreign Languages,Taif
University, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Presented by:
Karolly Hernández
Keidy Fleshey
eSp
 Development of esp
•Oil Crisis
•The revolution of Linguistics
•EGP vs ESP
 esp Learners
• Learner-centered Approach

• Designed for learners who want English for their occupation

• Most ESP learners are adults

• They are self-directed and autonomous

 ESP Practitioners
• They have defined five key roles for ESP practitioners who need to
discharge their work as

• Teacher
• Course designer and material provider
• Collaborator
• Researcher
• Evaluator
 Teaching Methodology

•Eclectic Approach
 Findings and Conclusions
• The findings of this study strongly suggest that no single teaching
methodology can be suffi cient to address diverse and peculiar needs of
ESP learners.
• ESP practitioners should consider ESP learners’ individual learning
factors.

• ESP practitioners have a challenging task because they are not in the
position of being the 'primary knower' of the learners’ content and in
most of the cases ESP learners may know more about the content than
the teachers.
• ESP learners should be actively involved in the process of the choice of
the content materials, curriculum development and teaching
methodology to ensure maximum commitment and motivation of the
program participants.
Thank You!