ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AS A LINGUISTIC RESPONSE TO GLOBALIZATION
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AS A LINGUISTIC RESPONSE TO GLOBALIZATION

Summary/Abstract: English for Specific Purposes is one of the most recent strains in English language teaching that appeared in the second half of the previous century following the wider societal trends subsumed under the term globalization. ESP is a narrowly, domain focused linguistic instruction in professional communication, the main goal being functional interaction. Language therefore becomes an instrument for achieving higher performativity. In such an educational setting, its core characteristic of being an ontology is disregarded. Thus, arguments will be presented here examining hidden cultural issues in the syllabus of English for Specific Purposes course. It will argue against the proposition that such syllabus is culturally void being supposedly focused on expert language only and for critical approaches to be integrated in this approach to English language instruction.

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