Culture in Esp Syllabus: Why and How

• Authors: Monika Kavalir
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

While language and culture are generally recognised to be intimately linked, English for Specific Purposes has typically been seen as “acultural”. This paper argues that cultural information is a necessary component of any ESP course and that a contrastive-comparative approach can help the learner in appropriating other cultures.

Keywords

EN

contrastive-comparative approach; cultural awareness; English for Specific Purposes; intercultural communication

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Romanian Journal of English Studies
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 113-122

Dates

published

2013-03-01

online

2013-02-22

Contributors

author

Monika Kavalir

• University of Liubljana

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/rjes-2013-0009