The specificities of ESP (English for Specific Purposes) in a foreign context: a case study of Senegal
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approach- communication- english, language- ESP- contextAbstract
English is the leitmotiv language used in international communication and in all the three major sectors (primary, manufacturing and service), private or public. The crucial need for English betokens its spread across the world through ESL and EFL programs. ET pertains to a host of controversial approaches that have fueled the academic debate from educational course designers, teachers and learners, especially in EFL context. English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is subject to many errors and trials regarding the common consensus of a teaching approach. On the one hand, this paper addresses the stakes and advantages of one of the most practical approaches in use of ESP i.e., the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach. On the other hand, it comprehensively studies Senegal as a French instructional language context versus a growing need of English for General Purposes (EGP) and ESP in ESL/EFL context, to say nothing of the effect of “contamination” LV1 springs up in the teaching approach.
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