Subject Content Knowledge Transfer

Abstract

Current economic and technological changes are influencing language structure and its usage. The most visible changes can be noticed in the field of ESP/LSP, which consists of a highly specialised division of language. Subject content knowledge, which is fundamental to this division, plays a very important role in ESP/LSP teaching. The following article discusses the impact of subject content knowledge on the teaching process and how it is presented in ESP/LSP courses. In the article, the results of the conducted survey referring to the didactic materials used in LSP teaching are presented. The main conclusion of the research is that there is a deficit of adequate specific teaching materials tailored to the various needs of learners. All the same, the desideratum concerning the need for developing teaching materials for specific content language teaching is made.