TY  - BOOK
AU  - Belcher,Diane Dewhurst
TI  - English for specific purposes in theory and practice
SN  - 0472033840
AV  - PE1128.A2 E47 2009
U1  - 428 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Ann Arbor
PB  - University of Michigan Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; What ESP is and can be; an introduction; Diane Belcher --; Pt. 1; English for academic purposes; EAP in secondary schools; Ken Cruickshank; Tertiary undergraduate EAP; problems and possibilities; Ann M, Johns; Setting the stage for scholarly evaluations; research commentaries in the EAP graduate writing curriculum; Christine Feak; English for professional academic purposes; writing for scholarly publication; Ken Hyland --; Pt. 2; English for occupational purposes; English for specific business purposes; intercultural issues and the use of business English as a lingua franca; Brigitte Planken and Catherine Nickerson; English for specific business purposes; written business English and the increasing influence of multimodality; Catherine Nickerson and Brigitte Planken; Call center communication; measurement processes in non-English speaking contexts; Jane Lockwood, Gail Forey, and Neil Elias; Teaching legal English; contexts and cases; Jill Northcott; Intertextual patterns in English legal discourse; Vijay K. Bhatia; English for medical purposes; Ling Shi; Problem-solving for nursing purposes; Diane Belcher --; Pt. 3; English for sociocultural purposes; English for community membership; planning for actual and potential needs; Helen De Silva Joyce and Susan Hood; Critical citizenship practices in ESP and ESL programs; Canadian and global perspectives; Brian Morgan and Douglas Fleming --; Afterword; where have we come from and where are we now/; Brian Paltridge
N2  - "The Field of English for Specific Purposes [ESP) is among the richest areas of second language research and practice because increasing globalization and changing technologies spawn new modes of intercultural connection and new occasions for second language use. English for Specific Purposes in Theory and Practice examines this burgeoning field by presenting new research and commentary from some of the field's leading scholars." "This volume explores ESP from academic (secondary and tertiary), occupational (business, medical, and legal), and socio-cultural perspectives. Recurring motifs throughout the volume are the effects of globalization, English as a lingua franca, and the impact of migrant populations. One of the major questions this volume seeks to answer is, How can ESP instructors meet their own teacher knowledge needs? Also considered is, How have ESP practitioners succeeded in gaining control of the knowledge they need to address their students' needs?"--BOOK JACKET
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