Using English for Specific Purposes Skills in an English for General Purposes Classroom : Email as a Genre

This paper discusses a first-year teacher\u27s attempt to utilize English for Specific Purpose (ESP) skills in an English for General Purpose (EGP) classroom. Two classes of second year Japanese university students are asked to complete assignments which are to be submitted via email for subsequent classes. This paper looks at the students\u27 procedural knowledge of communicating via e-mail, as well as an ESP approach to helping students discover better e-mail competency. Also, this paper reviews the teacher\u27s findings in the classroom, and suggests changes for future attempts