Objectives in Teaching ESP The main aims of the teaching and learning process is to enable the learners to
acquire information in its general sense. Concerning ESP Basturkmen (2006: 133) states theexistence of five broad objectives, which are also applied to ELP, on which specific teachingprocess is based and should be reached:
-To reveal subject-specific language use.
-To develop target performance competencies.
-To teach underlying knowledge.
To develop strategic competence
-To foster critical awareness.
The researcher shall examine these objectives one after the other. a-Reveal subject-specific language use: this objective aims to demonstrate to the learners
how the language is used in the target setting.
b- Develop target performance competencies: this objective is concerned with what learnersdo with language and the needed skills to be competent. “This orientation can be
categorized as a proficiency objective, according to Stern‟s classification (1992)”
(Basturkmen, 2006: 135).
c-Teach underlying knowledge: the aim is to focus on developing students‟ knowledge offields of study or work in addition to their language skills. “The objective of teaching
underlying knowledge can be classified as a cultural knowledge objective, according to
Stern‟s categorization (1992)” (Basturkmen, 2006: 137).
d-Develop strategic competence. “Strategic competence is the link between context of
situation and language knowledge” (Basturkmen, 2006: 139) and enables successful and
efficient communication.
e- Foster critical awareness: “This objective can be linked to the cultural knowledge and
affective objectives in Stern‟s (1992) classification” (Basturkmen, 2006: 143) and aims atmaking students conscious and culturally aware of the target situation.
It is evident that great similarity exists between the objectives established by Stern
(1992) for language education and the ones stated by Basturkmen for ESP context. The
teaching /learning process associated to appropriate methodology may result in mastery of language by correctly using it in the context
