The Differences between EAP and EOP

                              
                                                  The Differences between EAP and EOP

•  EAP and EOP are branches of ESP
• The skills in EAP and EOP: reading, listening, listening and speaking,speaking and writing.

English for Academic Purposes  (EAP)

English for Occupational Purposes (EOP)

EAP is a branch of ESP in that the teaching content is matched to the requirements of the learners. EAP students are usually higher education students.  Learners need to learn English in order to succeed in their academic careers. EAP teaching is task based, using the types of academic task commonly found in higher education  EAP courses is the close attention that is paid to the learners’ aims and what they are working on, studying or planning to study Students need to attend the class.

EOP is a branch of ESP and cover situation in which learners are studying English for work related reasons. EOP learners are likely to be adults. Learners need to learn English in order to improve their job performance.  EOP was also seen as an opportunity for personal development among those who have a long-term goal to improve English communication skills of work and life. They may have not succeed as a language learner in the past. Students maybe reluctant to attend the class.