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General English and English Forspecific Purposes (ESP)
General English and English Forspecific Purposes (ESP)

Author(s): Laimutė Kitkauskienė
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: ESP; communication; competence; curriculum; education; interdisciplinary subject; general language; professional/occupational needs.

Summary/Abstract: Studies of the English language take place on different levels, in various settings and contexts. This article is an attempt to survey the link between two types of English – General and Specific – as much as they are in-volved in teaching English the students of a higher technical school. Recognizing the fact that teaching English is always based on the language skills acquired at a secondary school one must understand the necessity to make language a professionally oriented subject because it should help to build students’ better professional skill as well as to contribute to their education as persons maturing active members of a society.

  • Issue Year: 14/2006
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 88-92
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English