GE VS EFP

LET'S GO

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ESP AND GE APROACH?

HUTCHINSON ANSWERS THIS QUITE SIMPLY "IN THEORY NOTHING IN PRACTICE, A GREAT DEAL"

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ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE

• IMPORTANCE OF NEEDS ANALYSIS (SKILL/SYLLABUS)
• LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTS (STUDENTS NEEDS/WISHES)

GENERAL ENGLISH

• FOUR SKILLS ARE STRESSED EQUALLY
• LANGUAGE IN ISOLATION

VS

• MAINLY ADULTS STUDENST WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE LANGUAGE BUT NEED TO PERFORM PARTICULAR JOB-RELATED FUNCTION

• STUDENTS ALL KIND OF AGES

VS

• THE FOCUS IS OFTEN ON TRAINING
• DETAILED AND SELECTIVE SPECIFICATION OF GOALS LIKE ESP
• EASIER SELECTION OF APPROPIATE CONTENT
• HIGH SURRENDER VALUE IN TERMS OF THE VOCATIONAL CONTEXT

• THE FOCUS IS OFTEN ON EDUCATION
• BROAD FOUNDATION (NOT SPECIFIED NEEDS . MOSHENI FAR)
• DIFFICULT SELECTION OF COURSE CONTENT
• CONTENT WITH HIGH SURRENDER VALUE

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• STUDENTS NEED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND FIND SOLUTION
• TEACHER AND STUDENTS ARE IN COOPERATIVE POSITION
• SHORT TERM COURSES

• STUDENTS NEED TO ACHIEVE GENERAL COMPETENCE OF THE LANGUAGE
• TEACHER IS THE EXPOSITOR AND STUDENTS ARE THE LISTENERS
• LONG TERM COURSES

• ISOLATED CONTEXT
• SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING GENERAL COMPETENCE AND CAPACITY IN THE LANGUAGE

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• COMBINATION OF SUBJECT-MATTER (POSITIVE INDICATION OF A SUCCESFUL LEARNING)
• SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF LEARNING ENGLISH