edited by Paltridge, Brian

The handbook of English for specific purposes / edited by Brian Paltridge and Sue Starfield - United Kingdom Wiley Blackwell 2013 - 577 p.

Featuring a collection of newly commissioned essays, edited by twoleading scholars, this Handbook surveys the key researchfindings in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). - Provides a state-of-the-art overview of the originsand evolution, current research, and future directions in ESP - Features newly-commissioned contributions from aglobal team of leading scholars - Explores the history of ESP and current areas ofresearch, including speaking, reading, writing, technology, andbusiness, legal, and medical English - Considers perspectives on ESP research such asgenre, intercultural rhetoric, multimodality, English as a linguafranca and ethnography.

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English language--Study and teaching

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