EAP (English for Academic Purposes) vs. EOP (English for Occupational Purposes)

EAP		EOP
Entails training students, usually in a higher education setting.	Learners	Mostly adults; workers, bosses, business owner.
To use language appropriately for study.	Aim	To improve English to meet learners' occupational challenges.
Include a more narrow focus on the more specific linguistic demands of a particular area of study. For example, business subject.	Program included	Covers situations in which learners are studying English for work related reasons.
Vocabulary, grammar, and the three main skills (reading, writing, speaking - including pronunciation and listening), the vocabulary chosen for study tends to be based on academic texts.	Teaches	Knowledge, on the part of employees, of the communicative function of EOP. Understanding, on behalf on employees, of the expectations of those who need English in order to carry out a job.  Knowledge, on the part of the employees, of the theory and practice of EOP.
English for thesis writing.	Examples	English for agriculture, English for the petroleum engineers, English for medical officers, English for lawyers, English for lawyers.
May be intended to raise learners' general English level so that they can pursue higher education.	Others	Envelops openness to the idea that cross-cultural differences do widely affect the teaching-learning process.

References and Further Reading

Svetlana N. Kucherenko. (n.d.). AN INTEGRATED VIEW OF EOP AND EAP. THE JOURNAL OF TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC AND ACADEMIC PURPOSES, 1.

Andy Gillett. (2000). What is EAP?. Retrieved from http://www.uefap.com/articles/eap.htm

Xinia Rodríguez. (2006). IMPACT: An English for Occupational Purposes model designed for workplace language training in Costa Rica., page 27.