Overview
- Presents a selection of teaching practices and research in linguistically and culturally diverse educational settings
- Investigates current practices, challenges and innovations in ESP instruction and research
- Provides examples and analysis of both successful and unsuccessful ESP programmes
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Explorations and ChallengesChallenges in ESP
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ESP Instruction for Specific Skills and Competencies
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Professional Development for ESP Instructors
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ESP in CLIL and EAP
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Keywords
- English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
- medical communication
- student motivation
- English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
- critical literacy
- curriculum development
- feedback
- business communication
- metadiscourse
- disciplinary identity
- Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
- tertiary education
- diversity
- collective learning
- L2 academic writing
- English learning motivation
- intercultural competence
- discourse
- teacher training
- professional development
About this book
This edited book focuses on current practices, challenges and innovations in the emerging field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). By combining diverse, empirically-proven and innovative ESP practices from all over the world with inspiring theoretical input and reflections from experienced practitioners, the authors in this volume examine both best-practice examples and ESP programmes which by various metrics are deemed to have failed. This book will be of interest to practitioners, teacher educators and researchers working in the field of ESP, as well as readers interested in language education and curriculum development more broadly.
Reviews
“This edited volume showcases exciting new voices that contribute to the dynamic and ever-evolving field of English for specific purposes in innovative ways that address the many challenges facing practitioners, learners and researchers in today's super-diverse world.” (Sue Starfield, University of New South Wales, Australia)
“This up-to-date and comprehensive overview of ESP research in various contexts in 11 different countries provides a timely, valuable addition to the ESP literature. It effectively addresses current explorations and challenges in instruction, professional development, and research in ESP, focusing on ESP issues regarding disciplinary differences, CLIL, ELT and EAP. This volume is a much-needed resource for ESP scholars and practitioners alike.” (Jim McKinley, University College London, UK)
“English for Specific Purposes is a quickly evolving, multifaceted field whose growth trajectory seems to advance more rapidly with each passing year. Entering this domain is English for Specific Purposes Instruction and Research: Current Practices, Challenges and Innovations, an edited collection of research studies and scholarship on a multitude of topics in ESP from many perspectives and countries capturing the dynamism of the field uniquely suitable for all those with an interest in ESP.” (Paul Stapleton, Education University of Hong Kong, China)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Nalan Kenny is a language teacher specialising in English as an Additional Language at King’s Leadership Academy in Liverpool, UK. She is Vice President of the International ESP Teachers’ Association (IESPTA).
Elvan Eda Işık-Taş is an applied linguist who teaches in the TEFL and Modern Languages programmes at Middle East Technical University (METU), Cyprus. She is President of the International ESP Teachers’ Association (IESPTA).
Huang Jian is an applied linguist and Associate Professor at the School of Foreign Studies, Central University of Finance and Economics, China. His academic interests lie in material development for language and translation instruction and assessment, ESP teacher development and Qualitative Research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: English for Specific Purposes Instruction and Research
Book Subtitle: Current Practices, Challenges and Innovations
Editors: Nalan Kenny, Elvan Eda Işık-Taş, Huang Jian
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32914-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32913-6Published: 22 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32916-7Published: 22 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-32914-3Published: 21 December 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 319
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Language Education, Language Teaching, English, Professional & Vocational Education