Current Perspectives in Teaching English for Specific Purposes

Authors

  • Jesus Garcia Laborda Universidad de Alcalá (España)
  • Mary Frances Litzler Universidad de Alcalá (España)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.31.1

Keywords:

Language teaching, EFL, course design, materials, Learner characteristics, ESP, Business English

Abstract

Interest in Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) courses has grown in recent years (Harding, 2007). For this reason a paper on the current situation in the field is of relevance. The present article provides a discussion of English for Specific Purposes and it does so by reviewing the history and background of this area of teaching, proposing a definition, and describing issues affecting it today, such as course design and needs analysis, context, student and teacher characteristics, materials, and expected  directions for the future.

Author Biographies

Jesus Garcia Laborda, Universidad de Alcalá (España)

Departamento de Filología Moderna, Universidad de Alcalá, España.

 

 

Mary Frances Litzler, Universidad de Alcalá (España)

Instituto Franklin, Universidad de Alcalá, España.

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Published

2015-06-30

How to Cite

Garcia Laborda, J. ., & Litzler, M. F. . (2015). Current Perspectives in Teaching English for Specific Purposes. Onomázein, (31), 38–51. https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.31.1

Issue

No. 31: 2015

Section

Articles