Summary

Tell me what you need English
for and I will tell you the English
you need.

An elaboration of the effect of the Second World War on Teaching English as a Foreign

Language and what is meant by the changing world order.

- The outcomes of the second world war.

Political and social change.

- Economic development.

- The new status of English as a lingua franca.

- Linking war outcomes to the language.

- Linking learning English and fast economic development.

- The increasing need for specialized language courses.

Evolution in ESP is stated through different definitions discussed later. The ESP course

has become more learner-centred.