Differences of ESP & EGP

ESP (English for Specific Purposes)

• Focus on training.
• The learners are usually adults.
• Designed to meet specified needs of learners.
• It is intended to be used in specified disciplines.
• It may use different teaching method from the EGP.

EGP (English for General Purposes)

• Focus on education (school).
• The learners are usually students in primary/ secondary school.
• The four skills; Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking are stressed equally.
• The learners future is unpredictable, thus the course content is more difficult to select.
• The syllabus content must be high in surrender value due to the above point.

References:

English for Specific Purposes World Issue 1(17), Volume 7, 2008. ISSN 1682-3257. On the Relationship between ESP & EGP: A General Perspective. Mohammad Mohseni Far. Retrieved online here (available).

Professional Communication and Translation Studies, 3 (1-2) / 2010, Page 49-52. A General View on the Relationship between EGP and ESP. Alexandra-Valeria. Retrieved online here (available).