AL 8630 - English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

3 Credit Hours
Description
Refers to that branch of ESL teaching and research in which the course content and teaching methods are derived from an analysis of a specific language use situation, such as English for business, English for tour guides, English for English teaching, or English for air traffic control. The course focuses on two aspects of ESP teaching and research that may be said to distinguish them from more general purpose English: authenticity of task and the interaction between language knowledge and specific purpose content knowledge.