ESP within a New Descriptive Framework.

Markee, Numa

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Publication Date: 1989

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ESP within a New Descriptive Framework.

Markee, Numa

World Englishes, v8 n2 p133-46 Sum 1989

Defines and introduces four language planning terms (status planning, corpus planning, policy planning, and language cultivation) into the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) literature. The utility of these terms as descriptors for the language teaching problem-solving process is exemplified with reference to two language problems encountered by ESP practitioners. (65 references) (Author/OD)

Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, English for Special Purposes, Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Language Research, Language Standardization, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Sociolinguistics, Vocabulary

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