ESP Needs Analysis and it’s Comparison To General English

Abstract

During the past few decades, the science of ESP has developed considerably as an outcome of the rapid expansion of various domains of human knowledge that derived more specific language needs. ESP addresses certain group of learners based on their needs as part of an academic curriculum in educational institutions. There are many fields of interest that require particular linguistic competency such as technical English, scientific English, medical English, English for business, English for political affairs and English for tourism. For many, ESP context must be preceded by a sizeable back ground of general English and is associated with nature learners by large as it has a profound relation to specialization in different fields.