General English or English forSpecific Purposes: A Personal Reflection

Abstract

Time changes. We change. Everything around us constantly changes. Needs change knowinglyor unknowingly. Nothing is permanent. So do teaching methodsand strategies of English to non-native speakers in an age of constant changes. Thus, universities, languagecentresand publishing houses often organise conferences, seminars,and workshops to envision new ways and methodologies for effective English teaching and learningin line with shifting perceptions, needs and developmentsworldwide. In the academic field, thesis after thesis is produced yearly on language teaching methodologies and strategies to find innovative approaches in language teaching and learning andmeet the shifting needs of the constantly globalising world and job marketsin the 21st century.

Keywords

• English for specific purposes
• general English
• reflection