pdf TEACHING READING IN ESP CLASSES

Safarova Fatima

Tashkent University of Information Technologies

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Annotation. The acquisition of reading skills in a second or foreign language is a priority for millions of learners around the world, and there is a growing demand for both effective reading courses as well as high-quality second language reading materials. Since reading skill is of utmost importance, its teaching is not a simple task. Teaching reading skills to non-native speakers of English involves unique problems and challenges of all conceivable levels of instruction. Students clearly need help in learning to read in a foreign language. Moreover this article gives full definition to the term ESP and elaborates ways and strategies of teaching reading in ESP classes. Key words: ESP, EFL, grammar, lexis, register, skills, discourse, genre, ELT, EOP, EAP, ESP practitioner, needs analysis.