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 David   Carter (1983) identifies three types of ESP:

 English as a Restricted Language
 English for Academic and Occupational Purposes
 English with Specific Topics
 Mackay    and Mountford (1978) clearly illustrate
  the difference between restricted language and
  language with this statement:
 ... the language of international air-traffic control
  could be regarded as 'special', in the sense that
  the repertoire required by the controller is strictly
  limited and can be accurately determined
  situationally, as might be the linguistic needs of a
  dining-room waiter or air-hostess.
 However,   such restricted repertoires are not
  languages, just as a tourist phrase book is not
  grammar. Knowing a restricted 'language' would
  not allow the speaker to communicate effectively
  in novel situation, or in contexts outside the
  vocational environment.
 The language used by air traffic controllers or by
  waiters are examples of English as a restricted
  language.
 A reduced form  of a LANGUAGE: ‘Some
 REGISTERS are extremely restricted in purpose.
 They thus employ only a limited number of formal
 items and patterns [and] are known as restricted
 languages’ (M. A. K. Halliday et al., The Linguistic
 Sciences and Language Teaching, 1964). Such a
 system is often artificial and highly specialized,
 created and used with a particular end in mind:
 for example, BASIC ENGLISH, limited in its syntax
  and lexis, but meant to be used as an international
  medium; SEASPEAK, a form of English limited to
  specific procedures and terms, serving to facilitate
  the safe movement of shipping; headlines, a
  register reduced in syntax and lexis, used to draw
  attention to news and other reports, and to
  indicate their content. See also AIRSPEAK.
    A human system of communication which uses
    structured vocal sounds and can be embodied in
    other media such as writing, print, and physical
    signs. Most linguists currently regard the faculty of
    language as a defining characteristic of being
    human.
 A variety of language defined according to social
  use, such as scientific, formal, religious, and
  journalistic. The term was first given broad
  currency by the British linguist Michael Halliday
  who drew a contrast between varieties of
  language defined according to the characteristics
  of the user (dialects) and those defined according
  to the characteristics of the situation (registers).
 SEASPEAK, also   English for maritime
 communications. The English of merchant
 shipping, a RESTRICTED LANGUAGE adopted in
 1988 by the International Maritime
 Organization (IMO) of the United Nations for use
 in ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications
 as a necessary consequence of vastly increased
 shipping during the 1960s–70s. The need for
 regularization of practices in one language and the
 training of officers in its use was agreed, and
 English, already the language of civil aviation, was
 chosen by the IMO.
 In 1982–3, Seaspeak was   created by specialists in
 maritime communications and applied linguistics,
 working in Plymouth and Cambridge and funded
 by the UK government and Pergamon Press. It was
 made as concise and unambiguous as possible,
 was restricted to no more than two propositions
 in any message, allowed for constant checkback
 and confirmation, and made as few changes as
 possible to existing practice.
 The SEASPEAK Reference Manual     by Weeks,
 Glover, Strevens, and Johnson (Oxford: Pergamon,
 1984) was published after worldwide sea trials.
 Apart from special-format messages (as in
 stereotyped weather forecasts), all messages
 begin with a message marker that indicates the
 nature of what follows, such as advice,
 information, instruction, intention, question,
 request, warning, or a response to one of these.
 Ship. Land's End Coastguard, Land's End Coastguard.
  This is Sun Dragon, Sun Dragon. Over.

 Coastguard. Sun Dragon. This is Land's End Coastguard.
  Switch to VHF channel one-one. Over.

 Ship.Land's End Coastguard. This is Sun Dragon. Agree
  VHF channel one-one. Over.

 Coastguard. Sun Dragon. This is Land's End Coastguard
  on channel one-one. Over.
 Ship. Land's End Coastguard. This is Sun Dragon.
  Information: I am returning to Mount's Bay.
  Reason: north-west gale and very heavy seas.
  Over.

 Coastguard.  Sun Dragon. This is Land's End
  Coastguard. Information received: you are
  returning to Mount's Bay. Reason: north-west
  gale and very heavy seas. Question: do you
  require assistance? Over.
 Ship.Land's End Coastguard. This is Sun Dragon.
  Answer: no assistance required, thank you. Nothing
  more. Over.

 Coastguard.  Sun Dragon. This is Land's End
  Coastguard. Nothing more. Out.
   Also Ogden's Basic English, BASIC [an acronym for
    British, American, Scientific, International,
    Commercial]. A reduced form of English devised in the
    1920s by the writer and linguist C. K. Ogden, in
    cooperation with the critic I. A. Richards. It was
    favored by the British Prime Minister Winston S.
    Churchill, with some support from the US President
    Franklin D. Roosevelt. Basic was an exercise in
    language planning, intended to extract from standard
    English the minimum grammar and vocabulary needed
    for everyday communication. Ogden saw it as serving
    three ends at the same time: an international medium
    in its own right, an introduction to ‘full’ English, and a
    kind of plain English.
 Also Air  Traffic Control English, Aviation
  English. The English of international civil aviation,
  a restricted language established after the Second
  World War by the International Civil Aviation
  Organization (ICAO). Although in some conditions
  aircraft may use a local language, commercial
  flying is universally conducted in English.
 When speech is necessary, it is as concise and
 unambiguous as possible, uses only accepted
 conventions for procedures and message types, is
 not too dense (that is, does not contain too many
 propositions before allowing the interlocutor to
 speak), and has check backs so that speakers can
 be sure that what was said is what was heard.
 Everything used for   these purposes is English in
  grammar, vocabulary, or pronunciation, but some
  of the vocabulary is technical and specialized.
  Radio conversation not relevant to a flight is
  forbidden. International agreements ensure that
  all pilots are trained in this English, and cockpit
  conversations as monitored to ensure that rules
  are adhered to.
 Control.    BA six zero six Alfa: squawk indent.

 Pilot.   Indenting, BA six zero six Alfa.

 Control.
         BA six zero six Alfa, radar contact.
  Descend to flight level three one zero.

 Pilot.Leaving flight level three nine zero.
  Descending to level three one zero. BA six zero six
  Alfa.
 The second  type of ESP identified by Carter (1983)
 is English for Academic and Occupational
 Purposes. In the 'Tree of ELT' (Hutchinson &
 Waters, 1987), ESP is broken down into three
 branches: a) English for Science and Technology
 (EST), b) English for Business and Economics
 (EBE), and c) English for Social Studies (ESS). Each
 of these subject areas is further divided into two
 branches: English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
 and English for Occupational Purposes (EOP).
 An example of   EOP for the EST branch is 'English
  for Technicians' whereas an example of EAP for
  the EST branch is 'English for Medical Studies'.
 Hutchinson and Waters (1987) do note that there
  is not a clear-cut distinction between EAP and
  EOP: "· people can work and study
  simultaneously; it is also likely that in many cases
  the language learnt for immediate use in a study
  environment will be used later when the student
  takes up, or returns to, a job" (p. 16).
 Perhaps this explains Carter's rationale for
  categorizing EAP and EOP under the same type of
  ESP. It appears that Carter is implying that the end
  purpose of both EAP and EOP are one in the same:
  employment. However, despite the end purpose
  being identical, the means taken to achieve the
  end is very different indeed. I contend that EAP
  and EOP are different in terms of focus on
  Cummins' (1979) notions of cognitive academic
  proficiency versus basic interpersonal skills. This is
  examined in further detail below.
 The third  and final type of ESP identified by
  Carter (1983) is English with specific topics. Carter
  notes that it is only here where emphasis shifts
  from purpose to topic. This type of ESP is uniquely
  concerned with anticipated future English needs
  of, for example, scientists requiring English for
  postgraduate reading studies, attending
  conferences or working in foreign institutions.
 However, I argue that this is not a separate
 type of ESP. Rather it is an integral
 component of ESP courses or programs which
 focus on situational language. This
 situational language has been determined
 based on the interpretation of results from
 needs analysis of authentic language used in
 target workplace settings.
   http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-
    RESTRICTEDLANGUAGE.html
   http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/language.aspx#5-
    1O29:LANGUAGE-full
   http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/register.aspx#2-
    1O29:REGISTER-full
   http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-SEASPEAK.html
   http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Basic_English.aspx#1
    -1O29:BASICENGLISH-full
   http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-AIRSPEAK.html

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Types and features of esp

  • 2.  David Carter (1983) identifies three types of ESP:  English as a Restricted Language  English for Academic and Occupational Purposes  English with Specific Topics
  • 3.  Mackay and Mountford (1978) clearly illustrate the difference between restricted language and language with this statement:  ... the language of international air-traffic control could be regarded as 'special', in the sense that the repertoire required by the controller is strictly limited and can be accurately determined situationally, as might be the linguistic needs of a dining-room waiter or air-hostess.
  • 4.  However, such restricted repertoires are not languages, just as a tourist phrase book is not grammar. Knowing a restricted 'language' would not allow the speaker to communicate effectively in novel situation, or in contexts outside the vocational environment.  The language used by air traffic controllers or by waiters are examples of English as a restricted language.
  • 5.  A reduced form of a LANGUAGE: ‘Some REGISTERS are extremely restricted in purpose. They thus employ only a limited number of formal items and patterns [and] are known as restricted languages’ (M. A. K. Halliday et al., The Linguistic Sciences and Language Teaching, 1964). Such a system is often artificial and highly specialized, created and used with a particular end in mind:
  • 6.  for example, BASIC ENGLISH, limited in its syntax and lexis, but meant to be used as an international medium; SEASPEAK, a form of English limited to specific procedures and terms, serving to facilitate the safe movement of shipping; headlines, a register reduced in syntax and lexis, used to draw attention to news and other reports, and to indicate their content. See also AIRSPEAK.
  • 7. A human system of communication which uses structured vocal sounds and can be embodied in other media such as writing, print, and physical signs. Most linguists currently regard the faculty of language as a defining characteristic of being human.
  • 8.  A variety of language defined according to social use, such as scientific, formal, religious, and journalistic. The term was first given broad currency by the British linguist Michael Halliday who drew a contrast between varieties of language defined according to the characteristics of the user (dialects) and those defined according to the characteristics of the situation (registers).
  • 9.  SEASPEAK, also English for maritime communications. The English of merchant shipping, a RESTRICTED LANGUAGE adopted in 1988 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of the United Nations for use in ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications as a necessary consequence of vastly increased shipping during the 1960s–70s. The need for regularization of practices in one language and the training of officers in its use was agreed, and English, already the language of civil aviation, was chosen by the IMO.
  • 10.  In 1982–3, Seaspeak was created by specialists in maritime communications and applied linguistics, working in Plymouth and Cambridge and funded by the UK government and Pergamon Press. It was made as concise and unambiguous as possible, was restricted to no more than two propositions in any message, allowed for constant checkback and confirmation, and made as few changes as possible to existing practice.
  • 11.  The SEASPEAK Reference Manual by Weeks, Glover, Strevens, and Johnson (Oxford: Pergamon, 1984) was published after worldwide sea trials. Apart from special-format messages (as in stereotyped weather forecasts), all messages begin with a message marker that indicates the nature of what follows, such as advice, information, instruction, intention, question, request, warning, or a response to one of these.
  • 12.  Ship. Land's End Coastguard, Land's End Coastguard. This is Sun Dragon, Sun Dragon. Over.  Coastguard. Sun Dragon. This is Land's End Coastguard. Switch to VHF channel one-one. Over.  Ship.Land's End Coastguard. This is Sun Dragon. Agree VHF channel one-one. Over.  Coastguard. Sun Dragon. This is Land's End Coastguard on channel one-one. Over.
  • 13.  Ship. Land's End Coastguard. This is Sun Dragon. Information: I am returning to Mount's Bay. Reason: north-west gale and very heavy seas. Over.  Coastguard. Sun Dragon. This is Land's End Coastguard. Information received: you are returning to Mount's Bay. Reason: north-west gale and very heavy seas. Question: do you require assistance? Over.
  • 14.  Ship.Land's End Coastguard. This is Sun Dragon. Answer: no assistance required, thank you. Nothing more. Over.  Coastguard. Sun Dragon. This is Land's End Coastguard. Nothing more. Out.
  • 15. Also Ogden's Basic English, BASIC [an acronym for British, American, Scientific, International, Commercial]. A reduced form of English devised in the 1920s by the writer and linguist C. K. Ogden, in cooperation with the critic I. A. Richards. It was favored by the British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, with some support from the US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Basic was an exercise in language planning, intended to extract from standard English the minimum grammar and vocabulary needed for everyday communication. Ogden saw it as serving three ends at the same time: an international medium in its own right, an introduction to ‘full’ English, and a kind of plain English.
  • 16.  Also Air Traffic Control English, Aviation English. The English of international civil aviation, a restricted language established after the Second World War by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Although in some conditions aircraft may use a local language, commercial flying is universally conducted in English.
  • 17.  When speech is necessary, it is as concise and unambiguous as possible, uses only accepted conventions for procedures and message types, is not too dense (that is, does not contain too many propositions before allowing the interlocutor to speak), and has check backs so that speakers can be sure that what was said is what was heard.
  • 18.  Everything used for these purposes is English in grammar, vocabulary, or pronunciation, but some of the vocabulary is technical and specialized. Radio conversation not relevant to a flight is forbidden. International agreements ensure that all pilots are trained in this English, and cockpit conversations as monitored to ensure that rules are adhered to.
  • 19.  Control. BA six zero six Alfa: squawk indent.  Pilot. Indenting, BA six zero six Alfa.  Control. BA six zero six Alfa, radar contact. Descend to flight level three one zero.  Pilot.Leaving flight level three nine zero. Descending to level three one zero. BA six zero six Alfa.
  • 20.  The second type of ESP identified by Carter (1983) is English for Academic and Occupational Purposes. In the 'Tree of ELT' (Hutchinson & Waters, 1987), ESP is broken down into three branches: a) English for Science and Technology (EST), b) English for Business and Economics (EBE), and c) English for Social Studies (ESS). Each of these subject areas is further divided into two branches: English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Occupational Purposes (EOP).
  • 21.  An example of EOP for the EST branch is 'English for Technicians' whereas an example of EAP for the EST branch is 'English for Medical Studies'.  Hutchinson and Waters (1987) do note that there is not a clear-cut distinction between EAP and EOP: "· people can work and study simultaneously; it is also likely that in many cases the language learnt for immediate use in a study environment will be used later when the student takes up, or returns to, a job" (p. 16).
  • 22.  Perhaps this explains Carter's rationale for categorizing EAP and EOP under the same type of ESP. It appears that Carter is implying that the end purpose of both EAP and EOP are one in the same: employment. However, despite the end purpose being identical, the means taken to achieve the end is very different indeed. I contend that EAP and EOP are different in terms of focus on Cummins' (1979) notions of cognitive academic proficiency versus basic interpersonal skills. This is examined in further detail below.
  • 23.  The third and final type of ESP identified by Carter (1983) is English with specific topics. Carter notes that it is only here where emphasis shifts from purpose to topic. This type of ESP is uniquely concerned with anticipated future English needs of, for example, scientists requiring English for postgraduate reading studies, attending conferences or working in foreign institutions.
  • 24.  However, I argue that this is not a separate type of ESP. Rather it is an integral component of ESP courses or programs which focus on situational language. This situational language has been determined based on the interpretation of results from needs analysis of authentic language used in target workplace settings.
  • 25. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29- RESTRICTEDLANGUAGE.html  http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/language.aspx#5- 1O29:LANGUAGE-full  http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/register.aspx#2- 1O29:REGISTER-full  http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-SEASPEAK.html  http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Basic_English.aspx#1 -1O29:BASICENGLISH-full  http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-AIRSPEAK.html