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BE vs ESP
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Sat, 03/14/2009 - 21:14
Dear All
I will be grateful if someone clarify for me the difference between ESP for Businessmen and Business English. Aren't they the same? The second one is:
Do you think Business English can be a constituent of an ESP course? If yes, where is the place of BE at ESP course?
Thanks in advance:)
Dear Zira
From what I gathered so far ESP is a broader area in ELT and BE must have been a subsection way back but having taken its own turn and gaining ground so far BE has assumed an important stand alone position.
I am unsure as to what you mean by a constituent but I guess BE is as important as it is and having yielded even further much needed subsections in terms of English for banking, finances Cambridge ICFE, English for marketing and advertising, English for insurance I guess it no longer just a thread.
As regards English for Businessmen, I am not familiar with the term and it seems to be a bit faulty or awkward choice of words here since businessmen are entrepreneurs and not every BE learner is one
Natasha