Difference between EAP and ESP
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EAP refers to English for Academic Purposes and is used to help students and staff learn the linguistic and cultural practices needed to study or work through English in higher education. The objective of EAP is to help learners succeed in their academic careers. ESP refers to English for Specific Purposes and is goal-oriented for professional or academic use of English. ESP courses are based on a needs analysis to determine the exact language needs of learners. While both EAP and ESP focus on communicative language teaching, EAP pays close attention to learners' academic aims and writing process, and ESP tailors skills based on specific professional needs.
Difference between EAP and ESP
- 1. Difference between EAP and ESP Prepared by Vaidehi Hariyani (Research Scholar) Department of English,MKBU
- 2. ESP English for Specific Purpose ELT ESP EAP
- 3. EAP – English for Academic Purpose • EAP - English for Academic Purposes - refers to the language and associated practices that people need in order to undertake study or work in English medium higher education. • The objective of an EAP course, then, is to help these people learn some of the linguistic and cultural – mainly institutional and disciplinary - practices involved in studying or working through the medium of English.
- 5. Difference:- EAP • EAP learners are usually current higher education students or members of staff or they are hoping to go on to higher education after their EAP course. They need to learn English in order to succeed in their academic careers. ESP • ESP is goal directed - the learners are not learning the English language for the sake of it, but because they need, or will need, to use English in their professional or academic lives.
- 6. EAP • One important feature of EAP courses is the close attention that is paid to the learners’ aims and what they are working on, studying or planning to study. It is also important to take into account the learning or study needs of the students, what they need to do in order to learn the language. ESP • ESP courses must be based on an analysis of needs, which aims to specify as closely as possible exactly what it is that the learners have to do through the medium of English.
- 7. EAP • EAP courses usually pay attention to the process of writing - planning, organizing, presenting, re-writing, and proof-reading. • LSRW are important. ESP • The Skills are also based on need. All the skills might not be necessary. EAP, as is the case with all ESP, can be considered to be an example of Communicative Language Teaching par excellence.