ESP

= ESP = = = First of all I must admit that I didn’t know what ESP stood for even thought I took one course called “English for Engineers” at the University. This course developed exactly like the author started gave her first lessons, we only had to memorize a long list of vocabulary most of which we already knew. Now, from what I have read in the text I see ESP is not only the terms used in one discipline but also the constructions and situations in which these terms may be used. Consequently ESP is not a static subject; it changes along with the discipline it refers to. The differences between General English and ESP are mainly the users. Usually every ESP user has a basic level of GE since he is obligated to know it to achieve enough level of grammar and vocabulary but it doesn´t work in the other way round. This makes that while GE is used everywhere, ESP is consigned into specific groups of speakers or writers. The acronyms I come across that I didn´t know before are: ESOL: English to speakers of other languages ESL: English as a second language EFL: English as a foreign language ESOL: English to speakers of other languages. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">EFL: English as a Foreign Language. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">As a reflexion I must say that I found odd to realize that we all were using ESP in our jobs not knowing what it was.