English for Specific Purposes
Asniati Ningsih
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English for Specific Purposes
Chapter II
ESP CHARACTERISTICS AND SUBCHARACTERISTICS
ESP currently possesses three specifics referents in the world of English language education: a. Specific subsets of the English language that are required to carry out specific task for specific purposes. b. A branch of language education that studies and teaches subsets of English to assist learners in successfully carrying out specific task for specific purposes. c. A movement that has popularized the ESP profession and it works with ESP discourse.
A. ESP characteristics
Strevens (1981:116) claims that ESP needs to be distinguished from two characteristics: 1. Absolute characteristics
ESP consist of English language teaching which is: a. Designed to meet specific needs of the learner. b. Related in content to particular discipline, occupation and activities. c. Centered on the language appropriate to those activities in syntax, lexis, discourse, semantics and analysis of this discourse. 2. Variable characteristics
The claims for ESP are: a. Being focus on the learner’s needs-waste no time. b. Is relevant to the learners. c. Is successful in imparting learning more cost effective then general English. Robinsons (1991:1) formulates ESP in some characteristics: 1. ESP course is normally goal directed. 2. ESP course is based on a need analysis. 3. The students in an ESP course are likely to be adults rather than children. 4. ESP course may be written about as though they consist of identical student.
B. ESP Subcategories.
TEFL/TESL : a. EGP: English for General Purposes. b. ESP: English for Specific Purposes.
ESP:
a. EPE: English for Preparation Employment. b. EEP: English for Employment Purposes.
EPE: a. EVP: English for Vocational Purposes. b. EAP: English for Academic Purposes.
EEP:
a. EOP: English for Occupational
105214005
English for Specific Purposes
Chapter II
ESP CHARACTERISTICS AND SUBCHARACTERISTICS
ESP currently possesses three specifics referents in the world of English language education: a. Specific subsets of the English language that are required to carry out specific task for specific purposes. b. A branch of language education that studies and teaches subsets of English to assist learners in successfully carrying out specific task for specific purposes. c. A movement that has popularized the ESP profession and it works with ESP discourse.
A. ESP characteristics
Strevens (1981:116) claims that ESP needs to be distinguished from two characteristics: 1. Absolute characteristics
ESP consist of English language teaching which is: a. Designed to meet specific needs of the learner. b. Related in content to particular discipline, occupation and activities. c. Centered on the language appropriate to those activities in syntax, lexis, discourse, semantics and analysis of this discourse. 2. Variable characteristics
The claims for ESP are: a. Being focus on the learner’s needs-waste no time. b. Is relevant to the learners. c. Is successful in imparting learning more cost effective then general English. Robinsons (1991:1) formulates ESP in some characteristics: 1. ESP course is normally goal directed. 2. ESP course is based on a need analysis. 3. The students in an ESP course are likely to be adults rather than children. 4. ESP course may be written about as though they consist of identical student.
B. ESP Subcategories.
TEFL/TESL : a. EGP: English for General Purposes. b. ESP: English for Specific Purposes.
ESP:
a. EPE: English for Preparation Employment. b. EEP: English for Employment Purposes.
EPE: a. EVP: English for Vocational Purposes. b. EAP: English for Academic Purposes.
EEP:
a. EOP: English for Occupational