Criteria of ESP English for Specific Purposes
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English for Specific Purposes
English for Academic Purposes English for Occupational Purposes
English for English for English for English for English for English for
Academic Academic Academic Academic Professional Vocational Science and Medical Legal Finance and Purposes
Purposes Technology Purposes Purposes Economics
Medical Business Pre-vocational Vocational Purposes Purposes English
English
Figure 2.4: ESP Classification by Dudley Evans and John 1998:6
The term English for Occupational Purposes EOP refers to English that is not for academic purposes. EOP is divided into two categories, namely: English
for professional purposes and English for vocational purposes. English for professional purposes includes professional purposes in administration, medicine,
law, and business. English for vocational purposes includes vocational English and pre vocational-English. Vocational English focuses on the language of
training for specific trades or occupations. Pre vocational-English deals with finding a job and interview skills. English for the Junior KYM Sisters can be said
as a part of vocational English because it relates to Sisters ’ job. However, in this
study, the term vocational English is not vocational English for specific occupations as mentioned by Dudley Evans and John; it is related to KYM
Congregation work field.
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