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    This document discusses the characteristics of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It outlines both absolute and variable characteristics defined by Dudley-Evans and St. Johns. Absolute characteristics include ESP being defined by learner needs and centered on language skills relevant to the learner's field. Variable characteristics include ESP possibly being related to a specific discipline and designed for intermediate or advanced learners. While ESP courses can be tailored, the key is that all decisions are based on meeting the learner's reasons for learning. ESP and General English have similarities as approaches but differ in being designed for specific social needs.

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    This document discusses the characteristics of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It outlines both absolute and variable characteristics defined by Dudley-Evans and St. Johns. Absolute characteristics include ESP being defined by learner needs and centered on language skills relevant to the learner's field. Variable characteristics include ESP possibly being related to a specific discipline and designed for intermediate or advanced learners. While ESP courses can be tailored, the key is that all decisions are based on meeting the learner's reasons for learning. ESP and General English have similarities as approaches but differ in being designed for specific social needs.

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    This document discusses the characteristics of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It outlines both absolute and variable characteristics defined by Dudley-Evans and St. Johns. Absolute characteristics include ESP being defined by learner needs and centered on language skills relevant to the learner's field. Variable characteristics include ESP possibly being related to a specific discipline and designed for intermediate or advanced learners. While ESP courses can be tailored, the key is that all decisions are based on meeting the learner's reasons for learning. ESP and General English have similarities as approaches but differ in being designed for specific social needs.

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    University of Algiers 2, Abulkacem Sadallah

    Faculty of Foreign Languages

    Department of English

    Course: English for Specefic Purposes

    Level: Third Year Licence

    Lecturer: Dr Nouar Assia

    Lesson : ESP Characteristics

    2.2 ESP Characteristics :

    ESP is a recognizable activity of English Language Teaching (ELT) with some specific
    characteristics. Dudley-Evans and St. Johns‟ tried (1998) to apply a series of characteristics,
    some absolute and some variable, to outline the major features of ESP.

    Absolute Characteristics:

    1. ESP is defined to meet specific needs of the learners;

    2. ESP makes use of underlying methodology and activities of the discipline it serves;

    3. ESP is centred on the language (grammar, lexis, register), skills, discourse and genre
    appropriate to these activities.

    Variable Characteristics:

    1. ESP may be related to or designed for specific disciplines;

    2. ESP may use, in specific teaching situations, a different methodology from that of General
    English;
    3. ESP is likely to be designed for adult learners, either at a tertiary level institution or in a
    professional work situation. It could, however, be for learners at secondary school level;

    4. ESP is generally designed for intermediate or advanced students. Most ESP courses
    assume some basic knowledge of the language systems, but it can be used with beginners.
    (Dudley-Evans & St. John, 1998:4)

    It is obvious that the absolute characteristics are specific to ESP because learners‟ needs
    are of central importance when designing language activities. Concerning the variable
    features, ESP courses can be designed for a specific group using definite teaching
    methodology, nevertheless, all learners‟ categories and disciplines can be concerned with
    ESP. For that reason ESP should be seen simply as an 'approach' to teaching, or what Dudley-
    Evans and St. John illustrate as an 'attitude of mind'. Similarly, Hutchinson and waters‟
    (1987:19) stated that, "ESP should properly be seen not as any particular language product but
    as an approach to language teaching in which all decisions as to content and method are based
    on the learner's reason for learning". In the course of the statements suggested below great
    similitude is noticed between ESP and General English Purposes (EGP) as teaching
    approaches knowing that each methodology is set up to fulfil specific social requirements, So
    in what terms are they different?

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