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<p>The present paper is intended to highlight the role of communication skills in the context of teaching English for Specific Purposes, given their importance of these skills both in the economy of the course syllabus and as an overall objective of any specialized language training. The study also identifies some of the most common obstacles faced by language instructors when designing and implementing communicative activities and suggests ways of overcoming them by resorting to specific methodological aids. Additionally, the author attempts to formulate a series of principles describing ESP teaching with a focus on communicative skills and starting from the theoretical background of the Communicative Language Teaching method.</p>
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The present paper is intended to highlight the role of communication skills in the context of teaching English for Specific Purposes, given their importance of these skills both in the economy of the course syllabus and as an overall objective of any specialized language training. The study also identifies some of the most common obstacles faced by language instructors when designing and implementing communicative activities and suggests ways of overcoming them by resorting to specific methodological aids. Additionally, the author attempts to formulate a series of principles describing ESP teaching with a focus on communicative skills and starting from the theoretical background of the Communicative Language Teaching method.

Communicative Competence in the Context of ESP Methodology

Lecturer, PhD, ‘G.E. Palade’ University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș

Acta Marisiensis. Philologia

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The present paper is intended to highlight the role of communication skills in the context of teaching English for Specific Purposes, given their importance of...

Communicative Competence in the Context of ESP Methodology

Published Online: Feb 01, 2023

Page range: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amph-2022-0011

Keywords
Technical English, English for Specific Purposes, English language methodology, oral skills

© 2022 Dana Rus, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Communicative Competence in the Context of ESP Methodology

Published Online: Feb 01, 2023

Page range: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amph-2022-0011

KeywordsTechnical English, English for Specific Purposes, English language methodology, oral skills

© 2022 Dana Rus, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Technical English, English for Specific Purposes, English language methodology, oral skills