摘要：The paper puts forward some considerations on the current changes in the language learning and teaching paradigms nowadays. The 4 th industrial revolution,the emergence of a wide range of learning environments,transformations on the job market and different socially and psychologically young generations are more than serious reasons to change the perspective of how educators perceive learning and teaching in formal environments. The aim of the present study is to draw attention on the current challenges and their impact on language teaching and to provide some recommendations specific for the ESP class in the Higher Education system.
关键词：ESP (English for Specific Purposes);collaborative;learning environment;teaching mindset;emergence.
