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English for specific purposes (here after ESP) is appraised as an application for
its content and purposes are based on the specific exigency of target learners
factor for the advent of ESP ( Hutchinson & Waters, 1987). Particularly these
details called out the need of a language for actual communication in ESP, which
imitates with the constructivist learning viewpoint supporting the impression that
On account of the dare in doing this, ESP teachers seeks to integrate technology
in their classes and finally ESP pedagogy was exaggerated by the use of
This process was certain due to the expansions in technology and language
language learning process ( Warschauer & Healey, 1998) because the expansion
of new technologies and language learning have always kept well formed
provides students with a lot of learning facilities and benefits extending from
providing interactive and chatty activities related to their profession to tackles for
Wiburg, 2003).
the expansion of technology use in ESP classes, experts of ESP started with
numerous tools, multimedia, junk males, and internet sources to encourage ESP
learners with the actual use of target language in states or conditions (Arnó-
occupations and specific input for student`s interest in the associated field are
among the qualities of technology use in the area of ESP. Technology use in ESP
also offers students with the tactics to learn languages for specific purposes,
a controlling way of teaching and firm control of students’ behavior may not
At the same time, specialist’s usage of technology has provided researchers in the
field of language learning and taeaching with chances to be more aware of the
technology both in general language and ESP classes, such as the use of wikis
2011), Twitter mobile application is also known for valid and interactive learning
(Albadi, 2016) use of multimedia ( dayag, 2016) and the special effects of
cameras, student response system, lecture capture system, digital projectors, and
wireless and projection keyboards as the new tech tech instruments used in ESP
classes chiefly in higher education setting. With these facilities through student
response system can make student to answer the question through handheld
devices known as ‘clicker’ or’ key pads’ in the UK ‘zappers’ and in the USA ‘
handset (Laxman, 2011). However typically ideal in large classes and educational
settings, but the small institutions and classes also engage these systems
e.g Akbatogun,2014; Celik, 2015; Laxman 2011) and in number of other fields,
this technology in ESP context. Moreover, the exigency for ESP is increasing day
Additionally, the need for ESP is increasing day by day due to international
exchanges, interaction, globalization, and the need of qualified employees. Therefore, this has
led to the fact that more and more people are needed to know not only General English but
also extensive vocabulary and communicative use of the language on various specific fields,
such as politics, science, tourism, etc. (Beshaj, 2015). This need is even more urgent and
critical in tourism sector in Turkey, where, with the rapid growth of international tourism
since the 1980s, tourism industry has had serious problem of well-educated and well-trained
work-force (Kusluvan & Kusluvan, 2000). Knowing the language in the relevant area of
context. Especially in the field of tourism, a foreign language speaker would be more
comfortable in his/her position if he/she has a good control of the specific language used.
However, despite the growing number of English speakers, still a noticeable deficiency in