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Definitions of ESP

ESP can be defined flexibly as it means different things to different linguists. Hacherson and Waters define it as an approach rather than a product, where the content and methods are based solely on meeting the learners' needs. There are three reasons for the origin of ESP: 1) demands of new technologies and learners, 2) the linguistic revolution's focus on real communication, and 3) greater attention to how learners acquire skills and attitudes. ESP is learner-centered while EGP is language-centered, with ESP focusing on needs and EGP on the language. The objectives of ESP teaching include proficiency in skills, knowledge of language and culture, positive feelings toward the subject, and ability to generalize learning

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Definitions of ESP

ESP can be defined flexibly as it means different things to different linguists. Hacherson and Waters define it as an approach rather than a product, where the content and methods are based solely on meeting the learners' needs. There are three reasons for the origin of ESP: 1) demands of new technologies and learners, 2) the linguistic revolution's focus on real communication, and 3) greater attention to how learners acquire skills and attitudes. ESP is learner-centered while EGP is language-centered, with ESP focusing on needs and EGP on the language. The objectives of ESP teaching include proficiency in skills, knowledge of language and culture, positive feelings toward the subject, and ability to generalize learning

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Definitions of ESP : it's flexible discipline and different people had defined it differently.

We
can count as many definitions as numbers of linguists who had defined it.
Hacherson and Waters have defined ESP as an approach rather than product meaning that
ESP does not necessarily involve any particular kind of language teaching materials or
methodology. The fundamental function is why does this learner needs to learn English?
Hacherson and Waters state that ESP is an approach in which all decision ( content and
methods) based on the learners' needs.

The Origin of ESP: According to Tom Hacherson and Allen Waters there are 3 reasons of
ESP.
1- The Demands of Brave New World:
 Expansion of science and technology …. Etc.
 New generation of learners.
 Time is money created a need for coast effective course with clearly defined goals.
2- Revolution of Linguistics: were as traditional linguistics set out to describe the features of
language , revolutionary linguists begin to focus on which language is used in real
communication .
3- The Focus on the Learners: it has less to do with linguistics and more to do with
psychology; rather than focus on the method of language more attention was giving to the
way in which learners acquires the language skills, attitude, strategies.
ESP vs EGP
1- ESP is learner centered approach but EGP is language centered approach.
2- ESP focuses on the learners and their needs but EGP focuses on the language
itself.
3- ESP is training of language but EGP is education of language.
The Objectives of ESP Teaching:
Strem distinguished four type of objectives : Proficiency, knowledge, effective and transfer.
1- Proficiency Objective: concerned mastery of skills.
2- Knowledge Objective: concerned equitation of language and culture knowledge.
3- Effective Objective: concerned the development of positive feeling towards subject or
work.
4- Transfer Objective: concerned the ability to generalize something.

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