ESP vs. EGP

	ESP	EGP
1)   Aims	Designed to meet particular needs of the learners. Eg: focus only on English communication skill for waiters.	Designed to improve overall English competence involving a range of skills. Eg: reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, pronunciation
2)   Learners	Normally among adult learners.	Normally among young learners (primary/secondary students).
3)   English basic knowledge	Have basic English language.	First exposure of the English language.
4)   Context	Emphasize on specific skills/vocabulary that are necessary for a particular field. Eg: specific jargon in tourism, law or English for engineering	All skills are stressed equally Eg: writing, reading, speaking, listening
5)   Focus	Career purposes (training)	Academic purposes
6)   Syllabus	Directed to students’ needs, specific to  their English level.	Syllabus has already been set, not specific to any level.
7)   Future	Possible to predict the future.	Difficult to predict the students’  future.

References

Muhammad Islam. (n.d.). The Differences and Similarities between English for Specific Purposes(ESP) and English for General Purposes(EGP) Teachers, 69.

Mohammad Mohseni Far. (2008). On the Relationship between ESP & EGP: A General Perspective, 7.