ESP 已经成为一个“范围宽广, 形式多样的英语教学领域”. 然而, 不论从理论上还是从实践上看,
时至今日, 我国高校的ESP 教学尚未进入成熟阶段. 作者认为, 其中原因至少有三个 …

Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes is a clear and accessible
guide to the theoretical background and practical tools needed for this early stage of …

This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for
Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual cases and practices to …

Learning academic English is probably one of the surest, most reliable ways of attaining
socio-economic success in the United States today. Learners cannot function in school …

Electronic language corpora, and their attendant computer software, are proving
increasingly influential in language teaching as sources of language descriptions and …

The chapter reviews the main approaches to research in English for research publication
purposes (ERPP), with discourse analysis and social constructivism or situated learning …

'Literacy'and 'science'are power words and the interaction between them is of potential
interest to people working at other boundaries between text and content, such as that …

Technology has long played a major role in the teaching of English for specific purposes
(ESP) in two distinct ways. The use of technology can be applicable across all types of ESP …

Written by teachers for teachers, this is a practical introduction to models and strategies
employed in the teaching of English language learners. Each chapter discusses several …

This paper explores the development of printed materials in ESP from a practical point of
view and aims to shed light on issues of concern to ESP practitioners when they set about …