How Communicative is ESP?.

Hutchinson, Tom; Waters, Alan

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Publication Date: 1984

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How Communicative is ESP?

Hutchinson, Tom; Waters, Alan

ELT Journal, v38 n2 p108-113 Apr 1984

Discusses why English for specific purposes (ESP) and the communicative approach are not closely related. Presents some ideas for making ESP more learner-centered and communicative. (EKN)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English for Special Purposes, Needs Assessment, Second Language Learning, Student Needs, Teaching Methods

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