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DISCOURSE AND STRATEGY IN ESP
DISCOURSE AND STRATEGY IN ESP

Author(s): Dana Rus
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Higher Education
Published by: Editura University Press, Universitatea de Medicina, Farmacie, Stiinte si Tehnologie “George Emil Palade” din Targu Mures
Keywords: technical discourse; discursive features; language elements; didactic strategy; learning style; learning objective;

Summary/Abstract: The paper is an approach to the specific traits of English technical discourses from the perspective of their use as language material in the ESP (English for Specific Purposes) class. the theoretical part provides an overview of some possible definitions of technical discourses and of their specificity compared to general language discourses. The identified features are presented from the perspective of methodological strategies, in an attempt to identify the most suitable approaches of technical discourses in the ESP class.

  • Issue Year: 3/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 46-51
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English