ESP vs EGP

The differences between English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and English for General Purposes (EGP) are : 

ESP

1. The focus is on training and for working adults
2. As English is intended to be used in specific vocational contexts, the selection of the appropriate content is easier.
3. It is important for the content in the syllabus to have a high surrender value,most relevant to the vocational context.
4. The aim may be to create a restricted English competence.
5. ESP learners are highly motivated because their needs are centered to learning English for job-related function
6. ESP is an approach to language teaching in which in all decisions as to content and method are based on learner’s reason for learning.
7. It is specific to target learners.

EGP

1. The focus often on education and usually for high school students.
2. As the learners’ future needs are impossible to predict, the course content is more difficult to select
3. Due to the above point, it is important for the content in the syllabus to have a high surrender value.
4. EGP courses responsible to the general language acquisition and for the vast majority of learners, they are extremely useful.
5. EGP mostly focused on the grammar, language structure, and general vocabulary.For example in EGP it focus on general situation, appropriate dialogue with English teacher, telephone operator as well as the lesson on how to read and write in English.
6. EGP is learned where English is spoken for everyday use.
7. All language skills are at the same level of proficiency (listening, reading, writing and speaking).