Grading System

Midterm Finals
Major Examination 40% 40%
Quizzes 20% 20%
Output/Project 15% 15%
Recitation/Classroom 15% 15%
Participation
Attendance 10% 10%

GPA = (Midterm Grade x .30) + (Final Grade x .70)

 ENGLISH
for
SPECIFIC
PURPOSES
Palawan State University

PREPARED BY: ROGINETTE F. EUSALA

 English
is an Art
that Binds
the World.
English is a universal language.
It is used in all over the world.
It needs perfect learning and
Comprehension so that global
interaction can be alleviated for
better connectivity in the world.
 What is ESP?

Why ESP?

Particulars are not to be examined till

the whole had been surveyed.
Dr. Samuel Johnson
The Origins of ESP
We will now discuss in a little more detail
the struggle for existence.
-Charles Darwin(The Origin of Species)

As with most development in human activity,

ESP was not planned and coherent movement,
but rather a phenomenon that grew out of a
number of a converging trends. These trends
have operated in a variety of ways around the
world.
Three Main Reasons to
the emergence of ESP
1. The demands of a Brave
New World
End of WWII in 1945
-Enormous expansion in scientific, technical and
economic activity on an international scale.
The expansion created a world unified and dominated
by two forces:
Technology and Commerce
-this generated the need for an international language

ENGLISH
The effect was to create a whole new mass of
people wanting to learn English, not for the pleasure
or prestige of knowing the language, but because it
was the key to international currencies of
technology and commerce.

Previously the reason for learning English

(or any other language) had not been defined.

Foreign language = well-rounded education

But as English became the accepted international
language of technology and commerce, it created a new
generation of learners who knew specifically why they
were leaning a language:
Business/Businesswoman who wants to sell their
products
Mechanics who had to read instruction manuals
doctors who needed to keep up with developments in
their field
whole range of students whose course study included
textbooks and journals only available in English
This development was accelerated by the Oil
Crises of the early 1970's...

This resulted in a massive flow of funds and western expertise

into the oil-rich counties.
English suddenly became big business and commercial pressure
began to exert influence.
Time and money constraints created a need for cost-effective
courses with clearly defined goals

The general effect of all this development was to exert pressure

on the language teaching profession to deliver the required
goods.
English had become accountable to the scrutiny of the wider
world and the traditional leisurely and purpose-free stroll on the
landscape of the English language seemed no longer appropriate
in the harsher realities of the market place.
 2. A Revolution in
Linguistics
Meanwhile
Influential new ideas began to merge in the study of language.
Traditional
Grammar- Aim of Linguistics

However the new studies shifted attention away from the formal
features of language usage to discovering the ways which language
is actually used in real communication (Widdowson, 1978).
One finding of this research was the language we speak and write
varies considerably, and in a number of ways from one context to
another.
e.g.
Difference between commerce and engineering
This idea married up naturally with the
development of specific courses to specific group of
learners.

The idea was simple:

If language varies to one situation of use to another,
it should be possible to determine the features of
specific situation and make these features the basis
for the learners course.

EST is synonymous to ESP

In short, the view gained ground that the English
needed by a particular group of learner could be
identified by analysing the linguistic
characteristics of their specialist are of work or
study.

"Tell me what you need English for and I will tell

you the English that you need" became the
guiding principle of ESP.
3. Focus on the Learner
New developments in educational psychology also contributed
to the rise of ESP, by emphasizing the central importance of the
learners and their attitudes to learning.

Leaners were seen to have different needs and interest, which

would have an important influence on their motivation to learn
and therefore on the effectiveness of their learning.

This lent to the support to the development of courses in which

"relevance" to the learner's needs and interest was paramount.
The standard way of achieving this was to take texts from
learners' specialist are- text about Biology for Biology students
etc.
In a Nutshell

The growth of ESP was brought about by the

combination of 3 factors:

1. The expansion of demand to suit particular

needs
2. Development in the field of linguistics
3. Educational Psychology

All three factors seemed to point toward the need

for increased specialization in language learning.
Lets Ponder
1. Why was ESP introduced in your country or teaching
institution?
What Kind of ESP are taught?
2. 'Tell me what you need English for and I will tell you
the English that you need'. How justifiable do you think
this claim is for ESP?
3. The clear relevance of the English course to their
needs would improve the learner's motivation and
thereby making learning better and faster'
a.) Give ways in which relevance can be achieved.
b.) In what ways can motivation affect learning
language.
ESP

English for Specific Purposes is a learner

approach to learning English as an extra
language.
It concentrates on expanding talkative capability
in particular discipline.
ESP courses like technical writing, communication
of business, and academic presentation skills aim
to teach learners on a particular genre or to use
English in a particular discipline or a particular
talkative context.
ESP

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is an area of

teaching English Language with English for
tourism, English for Art function, English for
medical areas, English for technology, English for
business purposes etc.

In colleges, teachers teach learners English as a

second language. But in place of learning English
as a second language, the learners have another
choice that is to learn English for specific
purposes. It is a workable choice for every learner.
 ESP Definitions
1. According to International Teacher Training
Organization. (2005)
English for specific Purposes is a term that refers to
teaching or studying English for a
particular career (like law, medicine) or for business
in general.
There is a special motive for which English is taught.

2. ESP is an approach to language teaching in which

all decisions as to content and method is based on
the learners reason for learning (Hutchinson &
Waters, 1987, p.19).
 ESP Definitions
English for Specific Purposes is necessary to
promote in every field. Through learning and
teaching, ESP can be promoted. Everyone can learn
ESP through teaching. At University level, academic
English programs should be offer to learners
manifold disclosure to words in significant context
with several information given about every word.
The information should be connected to learners
experience and former knowledge that the learners
can take part in their learning procedure.
 AIM

The main purpose of English for

Specific Purposes is to prepare learners to
learn and understand their own area
materials in English without any trouble.