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2. What is
Theoretical Orientation for ESP learner?
• English for specific purpose material-
emphasized on learner needs.
• English for academic purpose- divided into
two parts English for occupational purposes
(EOP) and English for Academic purposes
(EAP)
• English for specific purposes (ESP) – Should be
designed to meet specific needs of the
learner.

4. The role of ESP in English teaching
• ESP will help the learner to improved their
main knowledge for instance computer
knowledge‘s. ESP always moves in target
learning and help them in learning languages.
• Needs analysis-Identify the learner needs
capabilities ,potential and preferences and
give the correct materials for the students.

5. Context of practice
• Identify what is the target needs :
– Necessities- types of need determined by
demands of the target situation which is what the
learner has to know in order to function
effectively in target situation.
– Lacks-we need to know what the schemata of the
students and decides which of the necessities
thelearner lack.
– Wants-clear idea of necessities of the traget
situation.

6. How to get information about target
needs?
• Questionnaires
• Interviews
• Observations
• Data collections
• Informal consultations with lecturer, learners
and other.

7. Approach of course design
• Language-centered course design
• Skill centered course design.
• A learning centered course design.
• Course design is negotiated process.
• Course design is dynamic process.

8. Syllibus
• The evaluation syllabus
• The organizational syllabus.
• The material syllabus
• The teacher syllabus
• The classroom syllabus
• The learner syllabus.

9. • Journals:
– Laurence Antony (.“DEFINING ENGLISH FOR
SPESIFIC PURPOSE AND ROLE OF THE ESP
PRACTITIONER”.Department of
infoemation,Universiti of Okayama,Japan.
• Links:
– http://www.laurenceanthony.net/research/2011
0830_0902_jacet_national_pres/jacet50_bhatia_
anthony_noguchi.pdf