THE ORIGINS OF ESP

Answer the following questions:

1. When does ESP date back to?

2. What were the two driving forces that generated the demand for an international
language?

3. What event accelerated the development of ESP in the early 1970s? How were the
consequences?

4. What can be considered the very first type of ESP that contributed to the growth of
ESP itself?

5. In what sense is ESP considered an approach to language learning/teaching?

6. What is the guiding principle of ESP according to linguistics studies?

7. What factors did educational psychology point out as fundamental in the learning
process?

8. What is a lingua franca?