Teaching English for Technical Purposes
Teaching English for Technical Purposes

Summary/Abstract: An ESP programme is built on an evaluation of needs and functions for which English is required. More and more people are using English in a growing number of occupational contexts. At this stage students should approach the study of English through a field that is already known and relevant to them. This means that they should include what they learn in this type of approach in their professional context right away. Consequently it enables them to use the English they know to learn even more English, since their interest in their field will motivate them to interact with speakers and texts. Teaching English for technical purposes – as part of an ESP programmeassesses needs and integrates motivation, subject matter and content for the teaching and learning of relevant skills. The discourse of engineering can be integrated into the world of technical discourse by pointing out specific linguistic features.

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