Sabornido, Rowin Mark S. Homework No.

BSGE II-B November 19, 2015

English for Specific Purpose Ms. Janice D. Viloria

1. What is English for Specific Purpose?

ESP (English for Specific Purposes) the area of inquiry and practice in the development
of language programs for people who need a language to meet a predictable range of
communicative needs. It is an approach to language teaching in which all decisions as to content
and method are based on the learner's reason for learning. It may be related to or designed for
specific disciplines, and may use in specific, teaching situations, a different methodology from
that of General English. ESP is likely to be designed for adult learners, either at a tertiary level
institution or in a professional work situation.

2. Differentiate English for Specific Purpose to English for Special Purpose

For teachers of General English, a key question is finding materials and

methodologies which are effective for a particular class (e.g. ‘is the approach or method I’m
using appropriate for learners of this age, culture, level, first language(s) etc.’?). This question is
also relevant to ESP but one other factor should also be considered: subject specific knowledge
(of legal procedures, of engineering methods, of software programming etc.). By definition, the
learners on an ESP course will usually know more about the subject than the teacher. This
additional factor is often what makes ESP a daunting, but also an exciting, challenge. However,
there are three key strategies open to ESP teachers whose knowledge of the specific subject is
limited: honesty and openness, preparation and confidence.

3. What are the divisions of English for Specific Purpose?

English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) is taught in such a situation in which learners
need to use English as part of their work or profession’

English for Academic Purposes EAP is taught generally within educational institutions to
students requiring English in their studies. The language taught may be based on particular
disciplines at higher levels of education when the student is specializing (in study) or intends to
specialize (pre-study) in a particular subject

English for Art and Design is taught in art schools or departments. Its primary concerns
are art history and the language of the studio. Once again genre theory is the frame of reference
for activities in this area. After closely analyzing promotional art catalogues and studio projects,
students are stimulated to develop and defend their own artistic projects.

English for Business and Economics (EBE), by and large the most popular form of ESP.
As the editors point out, EBE is taught in both private settings and official institutions. It
undeniably encompasses a range of actions that are essential in everyday interactions:
negotiation and communication in different environments, letter writing, workplace jargon, and
business culture.

English for Legal Purposes is the theme of section V. Activities are varied, yet they all
hope to broaden knowledge of different legal systems, and to teach learners to behave
professionally, for in this area the client-lawyer relationship strongly influences the strategies
that are adopted.

English for Science and Technology concentrate chiefly on the language used in
engineering departments or similar technical settings and seek to improve technical
communication (e.g., report reading/writing, oral discourse).

English for Vocational Purposes, encompasses settings where English is used for finding or
keeping a job, or, more generally, any activity that is related to work.

4. Goal or objectives of English for Specific Purpose

 To develop an understanding about the factors that led to the emergence of ESP and
the forces, both theoretical and applied, that have shaped its subsequent development.
 To assist students develop needs assessments and genre analyses for specific groups of
learners.
 To provide guidelines to adapt or create authentic ESP materials in a chosen professional
or occupational area and to critically evaluate currently available materials, including
technology-based ones.
  To become knowledgeable about assessment procedures appropriate for ESP and apply
this knowledge in developing course and lesson evaluation plans in their professional or
occupational area.
 To assist students in preparing a syllabus, lesson and assessment.

5. Nature of Language

Language is a system for communicating. Written languages use symbols (that is,
characters) to build words. The entire set of words is the language's vocabulary. The ways in
which the words can be meaningfully combined is defined by the language's syntax and
grammar. The actual meaning of words and combinations of words is defined by the language's
semantics. It is meaningful and therefore can be understood by other users of that language.
It is generative, which means that the symbols of a language can be combined to produce an
infinite number of messages.

6. Building Blocks of Language

Language is a foundation or building block of thinking. Language also has three building
blocks. These building blocks provide structure and produce language. To produce language, one
must build words using phonemes and morphemes, and then string those words into sentences
using the rules of grammar; syntax and semantics.

7. Structure of Language

Phonemes - basic speech soundsbasic speech sounds

Morphemes - smallest unit of language that: smallest unit of language that contains meaning
contains meaning

Surface structure - the words and phrases comprising a particular sentence comprising a
particular sentence

Deep structure - the underlying meaning of: the underlying meaning of a sentencea sentence.
REFERENCES

Day, Jeremy, & Krzanowski, Mark. Teaching English for Specific Purposes: An Introduction,
Cambridge University Press of 2011, pp. 5, 7

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University

http://www.hbmsu.ac.ae/schools-programs/general-education-department/english-language-
centre/english-specific-purposes-es-0

Atlantis International, 2010

http://serdar-hizli-art.com/art/nature_language.html

Study Mode Research

http://www.studymode.com/essays/Building-Blocks-Language-64976677.html

http://www.laurenceanthony.net/abstracts/ESParticle.html

http://iteslj.org/Articles/Gatehouse-ESP.html
http://cambridgecollegeoftraining.co.uk/cambridge_college_of_training_020.htm