CREATING AN EAP/ESP CORE TEXTBOOK: FOCUS ON ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE IN ENGLISH RATHER THAN ABOUT ENGLISH

Abstract

This paper discusses some of the issues involved in creating an EAP/ESP core textbook, focusing especially on choosing textbook content as one of the main factors contributing to higher student motivation and better language acquisition. It further offers a reflection on EAP/ESP textbook titles and dwells on some other problems related to designing and teaching textbook material.