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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, this handbook is an essential resource for students, teachers, and researchers engaged in ESP research.
List of contents
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 Specific 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
About the author
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), and co-editor of
New Directions in English for Specific Purposes Research (with D. Belcher and A. Johns, 2011).
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).
