The Handbook of ESP - C

ISBN-13: 9780470655320 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 592 str.

Brian Paltridge;Sue Starfield

Opis

Featuring a collection of newly commissioned essays, edited by two leading scholars, this Handbook surveys the key research findings in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP).

- Provides a state-of-the-art overview of the origins and evolution, current research, and future directions in ESP

- Features newly-commissioned contributions from a global team of leading scholars

- Explores the history of ESP and current areas of research, including speaking, reading, writing, technology, and business, legal, and medical English

- Considers perspectives on ESP research such as genre, intercultural rhetoric, multimodality, English as a lingua franca and ethnography

Recenzje

Though this volume is intended for graduate students and teachers of TESOL and applied linguistics, the accessible style of the handbook appeals to a wider audience.  Overall, this book is an invaluable resource for teaching and research.   (Discourse Studies, 18 November 2014)

The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes would make an excellent addition to school or university collections.  It could also be an excellent textbook for a dedicated course on ESP in a teacher education program . . . The Handbook provides a broad overview of the field, with sections specifically oriented to teachers, administrators and/or teacher educators ( ESP and language skills , ESP and pedagogy ), as well as to researchers ( Areas of ESP research , Research perspectives and methodologies in ESP research ).   (English Australia Journal, 1 March 2013)

Until then, The Handbook of English for Specific Purposesfills the vacuum. More than a handbook, it is a companion to all researchers in ESP studies.   (S. Isani / Asp, 1 November 2013)

Spis treści

Notes on Contributors vii

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction to the Handbook 1

1 The History of English for Specific Purposes Research 5
Ann M. Johns

Part I ESP and Language Skills 31

2 ESP and Speaking 35
Christine B. Feak

3 ESP and Listening 55
Christine C. M. Goh

4 ESP and Reading 77
Alan Hirvela

5 ESP and Writing 95
Ken Hyland

6 Vocabulary and ESP 115
Averil Coxhead

Part II Areas of ESP Research 133

7 English for Academic Purposes 137
Maggie Charles

8 English for Science and Technology 155
Jean Parkinson

9 English in the Workplace 175
Meredith Marra

10 Business English 193
Francesca Bargiela–Chiappini and Zuocheng Zhang

11 Legal English 213
Jill Northcott

12 Aviation English 227
Carol Lynn Moder

13 English for Medical Purposes 243
Gibson Ferguson

14 English for Nursing 263
Susan Bosher

15 Thesis and Dissertation Writing 283
Paul Thompson

16 English for Research Publication Purposes 301
John Flowerdew

Part III ESP and Pedagogy 323

17 Needs Analysis and Curriculum Development in ESP 325
Lynne Flowerdew

18 Genre and English for Specifi c Purposes 347
Brian Paltridge

19 ESP and Assessment 367
Dan Douglas

20 Technology and ESP 385
Joel Bloch

Part IV Research Perspectives and Methodologies in ESP Research 403

21 ESP and Corpus Studies 407
Hilary Nesi

22 ESP and Intercultural Rhetoric 427
Ulla Connor And William Rozycki

23 English for Specific Purposes and English as a Lingua Franca 445
Catherine Nickerson

24 Critical Perspectives on ESP 461
Sue Starfield

25 Gender and Race in ESP Research 481
Ryuko Kubota And Liz T. Chiang

26 Ethnographic Approaches to ESP Research 501
Dacia Dressen–Hammouda

27 Multimodality and ESP Research 519
Paul Prior

Conclusion to the Handbook

28 The Future of ESP Research: Resources for Access and Choice 535
Diane Belcher

Index 553

O autorze

Brian Paltridge is Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney. He is co–author of Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language (with S. Starfield 2007), Teaching Academic Writing (with L. Woodrow, D. Hirsh, A. Phakiti, H. Shen, L. Harbon, and M. Stevenson 2009), co–editor of New Directions in English for Specific Purposes Research (with D. Belcher and A. Johns 2011), Companion to Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (with A. Phakiti 2010), and Companion to Discourse Analysis (with K. Hyland 2011), and author of Discourse Analysis: An Introduction (Second edition, 2012). 

Sue Starfield is Associate Professor in the School of Education and Director of The Learning Centre at the University of New South Wales. She is co–editor of the international peer–reviewed journal English for Specific Purposes, and co–author of Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language: A Handbook for Supervisors (with B. Paltridge 2007). 

Blurb

As an approach to language teaching, English for specific purposes (ESP) is increasingly relevant in today s world. The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes features a collection of newly commissioned essays that survey the key areas of research in ESP. Contributions by leading scholars from across the globe address all major aspects of English for specific purposes study, from its origins and evolution to directions for future research. 

Initial chapters focus on the history of ESP and current areas of ESP research, including speaking, reading, writing, business and legal English, nursing, technology, and many more. Subsequent chapters offer perspectives on ESP research, covering such topics as genre, intercultural rhetoric, multimodality, English as a lingua franca and ethnography. With its comprehensive scope and in–depth coverage, The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes is an essential resource for students, teachers, and researchers engaged in ESP research.