Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

E.S.P.1

English answer:

English for Specific Purposes

Added to glossary by DB-9
Dec 23, 2022 14:13
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English term

E.S.P.1

English Other Education / Pedagogy University Transcript
Salut!

I am struggling to find out the meaning of this abbreviation, taken from a Moroccan university transcript:

The main subject studied is English Studies.

Langue et Communication 3
Advanced Language Skills
Lang study 3
E.S.P. 1

If anyone can help, please let me know!

Merci d'avance.
Change log

Dec 23, 2022 14:31: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "English"

Dec 23, 2022 14:31: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "English" to "French to English"

Dec 23, 2022 14:36: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "English"

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English for Specific Purposes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_for_specific_purposes#...

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Note added at 17 mins (2022-12-23 14:30:20 GMT)
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There are various subsets of EFL classes, some are for special or specific purposes, e.g. airline pilots need specific terminology that will be different from what lawyers need, for example.

the 1 is probably just a marker for 1st level, or course 1


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Note added at 1 hr (2022-12-23 15:17:48 GMT)
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yes, in school curricula courses/subjects are often titled in the language of instruction

thus français, English etc.
Note from asker:
Hi there, I assumed it was a French abbreviation, but you're right - it's probably English!
Peer comment(s):

neutral writeaway : but is the abbreviation French or English? Question doesn't show consistent use of 1 language and it's supposedly a Fr-En question
11 mins
"The main subject studied is English Studies" so English I guess. Subjects are often titled in the language they are taught in.
agree Sandrine Rutter
12 mins
Many thanks:-)
agree Clauwolf
50 mins
Many thanks:-)
agree FPC : It's only a tiny detail but I think S is for "special", as we were taught back in my tefl course. The meaning is identical of course. Edit: Well, there are never two complete synomyms, but I meant or this usage .
4 hrs
Thanks. I taught ESP and some said S = "special", some said "specific". I prefer the latter as it really is specific terminology. NOT synonyms!
agree Teresa Reinhardt : It's definitely "specific"
14 days
Thanks! Indeed.
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