MODULE 2-4. ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA IN EVERYDAY INTERNATIONAL INTERACTION
Unit 2-19. The use of English in international business
Unit 2-20. English lingua franca in business communication
Unit 2-21. New technologies in teaching and learning ESP
Unit 2-22. Formulaic language in English lingua franca
Unit 2-23. Non-native/non-native lingua franca interaction
Unit 2-24. The use of English in Europe
INTRODUCTION
This Manual is a guide to the graduate instruction in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Step-by-step procedures are outlined for assessing students’ needs, setting achievable goals, and selecting appropriate materials and activities for the classroom. Out of the four language skills the Manual describes three – reading, writing, and speaking, and provides suggestions for employing these skills as well as grammar and analysis skills.
The Manual does focus on the special case in teaching English as a tool of transnational communication: teaching English for Specific Purposes, and the particular ways by which professional objectives should be structured for the mastering of ESP.
Being a graduate student of English you have had a four-year long previous experience learning English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL), and your first question on receiving your current assignment to learn ESP may be: "How is ESP different from ESL?"