Current Perspectives in Teaching English for Specific Purposes

Autores/as

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

DOI:

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

Palabras clave:

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

Resumen

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.

Biografía del autor/a

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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Publicado

2015-06-30

Cómo citar

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

Número

Núm. 31: 2015

Sección

Artículos