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The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes, Second Edition presents a state-of-the-art survey of research in this rapidly growing field, offering diverse perspectives on the challenges faced in helping students develop competence in English for specific contexts of use. Original essays by an international team of scholars address all major aspects of ESP, including speaking, reading, writing, legal and academic English, nursing, multimodality, intercultural rhetoric, English as a lingua franca, and ethnography. This fully revised edition incorporates new areas of ESP research and addresses changing demands on English Language Learners (ELLs), featuring entirely new chapters on identity and ESP research, call center communication, Global Englishes, translanguaging and multiliteracies, and the emergence of new digital genres. Featuring in-depth reviews of the most recent findings in ESP research,
The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes, Second Edition, is an essential resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, researchers, and educators working in TESOL, ELL/ELT, applied linguistics, and language studies.
About the author
SUE STARFIELD is Emeritus Professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales. Her books include
Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors and
Change and Stability in Thesis and Dissertation Writing: The Evolution of an Academic Genre. She is Editor Emeritus of the journal
English for Specific Purposes and the founding Co-Editor of the
Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes.
CHRISTOPH A. HAFNER is Professor in the Department of English at City University of Hong Kong. He is President of the Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Association and past President of the Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics. He has published widely on English for specific purposes, digital literacies, and language learning and technology. His latest book is
Understanding Digital Literacies: A Practical Introduction.
