Guidelines for extensive reading of texts on the use of ESP in European transnational education
This is the continuation of Mercia Mcneil’s article “Teaching and learning Euro-English in Switzerland: a brief analysis and some ideas for teaching”. It discusses the situation when English has become an official working language in many large companies in Europe, such as in Switzerland, e.g. Novartis, Alcatel, and English has become the most popular first foreign language in schools in Europe. A huge debate in Switzerland in the last few years has ensued because some German-speaking cantons decided that English instruction will begin at an earlier age than French, the second national language of Switzerland. This fact signifies that a new concept of English is being accepted in the Swiss education system. The article surveys all-European causes and main components of this process, and offers a brief analysis and some ideas for teaching.