# Functional English

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'''Functional English''' is usage of the [English language](/source/English_language) required to perform a specific function. This is typically taught as a foundation subject when a good command of English is required for [academic study](/source/English_for_Academic_Purposes) and [career progression](/source/Business_English).<ref>{{citation |title=Functional English For Class 11 - The Orient Longman Practice Book |author=Nalini Ravindran |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2a4mvurSvFwC&pg=PP9 |page=9 |year=2004 |isbn=978-81-250-2782-9}}</ref> In some cases, a particular form of technical English, such as [Aviation English](/source/Aviation_English), may be required for a particular vocation. Such specialised usage is known and taught as [English for specific purposes](/source/English_for_specific_purposes) (ESP).<ref>{{citation |title=Functional English |publisher=Bhavdiya Prakashan |author=Abnish Singh Chauhan |url=http://bhavdiya.com/view_cata.php?cat_id=english|page=13 |year=2012 |isbn=978-93-80969-64-0}}</ref>

Functional English differs from traditional [English studies](/source/English_studies) by emphasizing practical [communication](/source/communication) skills over [literary](/source/English_literature) analysis.

==See also==
*[English as a foreign or second language](/source/English_as_a_foreign_or_second_language)

==References==
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Category:English-language education

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