ESP-TEACHING CHALLENGES IN RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES (WITH MSPU GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT AS AN EXAMPLE)
Mastering English for using it in professional contexts, as well as for studying abroad, writing research articles for publication and participating in international conferences, has become quite vital due to science and technology advance of the recent years and globalization processes. To accomplish this goal, it is desirable to introduce various ESP-courses into Russian universities curricula. The article reviews ESP as a learning-centered approach in Foreign Language Teaching, its shaping, development and basic classifications. As an example, MSPU Geography Department experience in ESP teaching overview is presented; major pitfalls and feasible prospects of ESP-related subjects within the current educational profile of the institution are reported.