English for Specific Purposes in Theory and Practice

by Belcher, Diane

• ISBN13: 9780472033843
• ISBN10: 0472033840
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-30
• Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

What ESP Is and Can Be: An Introduction	p. 1
English For Academic Purposes	p. 21
EAP in Secondary Schools	p. 22
Tertiary Undergraduate EAP: Problems and Possibilities	p. 41
Setting the Stage for Scholarly Evaluation: Research Commentaries in the EAP Graduate Writing Curriculum	p. 60
English for Professional Academic Purposes: Writing for Scholarly Publication	p. 83
English For Occupational Purposes	p. 106
English for Specific Business Purposes: Intercultural Issues and the Use of Business English as a Lingua Franca	p. 107
English for Specific Business Purposes: Written Business English and the Increasing Influence of Multimodality	p. 127
Call Center Communication: Measurement Processes in Non-English Speaking Contexts	p. 143
Teaching Legal English: Contexts and Cases	p. 165
Intertextual Patterns in English Legal Discourse	p. 186
English for Medical Purposes	p. 205
Problem-Solving for Nursing Purposes	p. 229
English For Sociocultural Purposes	p. 243
English for Community Membership: Planning for Actual and Potential Needs	p. 244
Critical Citizenship Practices in ESP and ESL Programs: Canadian and Global Perspectives	p. 264
Afterword: Where Have We Come From and Where Are We Now?	p. 289
Index	p. 297
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