Language for Specific Purpose

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Language for Specific Purpose

Diference

ESP

ave their dominant methodologies and these may be applied to the ESP classroom.

Example

medical students may be familiar with problem-based learning and business students may be familiar with a case-study approach

ESP practitioner is an expert in one of the areas covered in the teachin

ESP teaching, continuity throughout the whole course is emphasised,

dentifies skills which emerge from the target communicative situations

Class groupings may be made based on the students' specialisation, resulting in groups of mixed ability

focuses very firmly on out-of-class communication as a goal

common goals and are arguably more highly motivated, particularly in terms of extrinsic motivation.

EGP

he teacher has a very high status, as he or she is the expert

an EGP teacher and is assessed in training and development courses

organised in stages, starting with a warm-up.

courses have a strong focus on grammar.

organised into language levels, starting with beginners and moving through the levels to advanced

the only communication in the target language may be in the classroom.

including fun activities such as games, songs and puzzles