The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes
Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
1. Auflage August 2014
592 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-118-94155-3
John Wiley & Sons
Featuring a collection of newly commissioned essays, edited by two
leading scholars, this Handbook surveys the key research
findings in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP).
* Provides a state-of-the-art overview of the origins
and evolution, current research, and future directions in ESP
* Features newly-commissioned contributions from a
global team of leading scholars
* Explores the history of ESP and current areas of
research, including speaking, reading, writing, technology, and
business, legal, and medical English
* Considers perspectives on ESP research such as
genre, intercultural rhetoric, multimodality, English as a lingua
franca and ethnography
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
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
"Though this volume is intended for graduate students and
teachers of TESOL and applied linguistics, the accessible style of
the handbook appeals to a wider audience. Overall, this book
is an invaluable resource for teaching and research."
(Discourse Studies, 18 November 2014)
"The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes would make
an excellent addition to school or university collections. It
could also be an excellent textbook for a dedicated course on ESP
in a teacher education program . . . The Handbook provides a broad
overview of the field, with sections specifically oriented to
teachers, administrators and/or teacher educators ('ESP and
language skills', 'ESP and pedagogy'), as well as
to researchers ('Areas of ESP research', Research
perspectives and methodologies in ESP
research')." (English Australia Journal, 1
March 2013)
"English for Specific Purposes has undergone a process of
diversification in the latest years. This volume provides a
complete overview of today's ESP research, which makes it
compulsory reading for any scholar in the field." -
Inmaculada Fortanet Gómez, Universitat Jaume I
"This handbook is an excellent state-of-the-art survey of
research in the field of English for Specific Purposes. As it is
both authoritative and user-friendly, it is a precious reference
work for both scholars and students." - Maurizio
Gotti, Università di Bergamo
"This excellent volume covers the latest scholarship,
research methods, and teaching practices in various areas of ESP.
The chapters provide in-depth and accessibly-written perspectives
on how ESP intersects with genre analysis, discourse communities,
corpus linguistics, multimodal texts, and critical
pedagogy."
- Sunny Hyon, California State University, San
Bernardino
teachers of TESOL and applied linguistics, the accessible style of
the handbook appeals to a wider audience. Overall, this book
is an invaluable resource for teaching and research."
(Discourse Studies, 18 November 2014)
"The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes would make
an excellent addition to school or university collections. It
could also be an excellent textbook for a dedicated course on ESP
in a teacher education program . . . The Handbook provides a broad
overview of the field, with sections specifically oriented to
teachers, administrators and/or teacher educators ('ESP and
language skills', 'ESP and pedagogy'), as well as
to researchers ('Areas of ESP research', Research
perspectives and methodologies in ESP
research')." (English Australia Journal, 1
March 2013)
"English for Specific Purposes has undergone a process of
diversification in the latest years. This volume provides a
complete overview of today's ESP research, which makes it
compulsory reading for any scholar in the field." -
Inmaculada Fortanet Gómez, Universitat Jaume I
"This handbook is an excellent state-of-the-art survey of
research in the field of English for Specific Purposes. As it is
both authoritative and user-friendly, it is a precious reference
work for both scholars and students." - Maurizio
Gotti, Università di Bergamo
"This excellent volume covers the latest scholarship,
research methods, and teaching practices in various areas of ESP.
The chapters provide in-depth and accessibly-written perspectives
on how ESP intersects with genre analysis, discourse communities,
corpus linguistics, multimodal texts, and critical
pedagogy."
- Sunny Hyon, California State University, San
Bernardino
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).
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).
