Language learning for specific purposes

Developing Notetaking Skills in a Second Language combines theoretical perspectives with an analysis of empirical classroom studies and offers a detailed discussion that increases pedagogical awareness of factors impacting second language (L2) notetaking performance and instruction.

This book presents state-of-the-art research into English-medium instruction (EMI) in European higher education over the last 20 years, offering a comprehensive comparative analysis toward identifying gaps in our understanding of relevant theories, research, and practice.

This Grammar Guru will solve the world's problems.

Teaching and Learning in English Medium Instruction provides an overview of the nature of English Medium Instruction (EMI) in both secondary and tertiary education.

Introducing Course Design in English for Specific Purposes is an accessible and practical introduction to the theory and practice of developing ESP courses across a range of disciplines.

Die Frage, ob und wie die Erstsprache (L1) im Fremdsprachenunterricht als Unterrichtssprache verwendet wird, ist für die Fremdsprachenerwerbsforschung von hoher Relevanz.

This Handbook discusses the theoretical and disciplinary background to the study of English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education worldwide.

Academic discourse is the gateway not only to educational success but to worlds of imagination, discovery and accumulated wisdom.

Critical Thinking provides language teachers with a dynamic framework for encouraging critical thinking skills in explicit, systematic ways during their lessons.

Expert help for polishing your English skills for the workplaceYou are on an upward career track, but English still may give you a bit of trouble.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in English with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for English-language studentsBuilding on the success of the English for Everyone programme and DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, English for Everyone: Illustrated English Dictionary uses crystal-clear illustrations to show the meaning of over 10,000 words of English vocabulary.

IELTS TECH - GENERAL MODULE is the fourth book in the IELTS-Tech Series, and is widely recognised as a reliable means of assessing the language ability of candidates, who need to study or work where English is the language of Communication.

Academic Writing with Corpora offers an accessible guide to using corpora in academic writing successfully and productively.

In an increasingly interconnected world, supporting students as they learn to communicate in linguistically diverse intercultural settings is a significant aim of English language and international education.

This innovative book employs genre as a fruitful lens for exploring the complexity of science communication online and the new genre assemblages formed at the interface of multiple genres in digital environments.

In this special edited volume, the editors and invited English Medium Instruction (EMI) researchers, from different parts of the world, outline the latest EMI research methods.

English for Medical Communication: A Guide to Course Design is a practical guide to the design of health communication courses in English for Academic/Specific Purposes (EAP/ESP).

This volume provides a concise overview of linguistic description in the field of English for Academic Purposes, charting its evolution and categorizing the various strands of research interest.

This book offers a multi-dimensional analysis of the experiences of faculty, students, and staff at a Canadian university that emphasizes international education, providing an ethnographic lens for understanding globalization and internationalization of higher education on a wider, global scale.

This book bridges the gap between theory and practice in the teaching of academic writing within English for Academic Purposes (EAP).

This book provides an analysis of persuasive genres in the domain of media, ranging from traditional to new media genres on the internet.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in Spanish with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for Spanish-language students.

Backed by evidence and research, this practical book presents an innovative yet comprehensive approach to teaching non-native English speakers the main communication and cultural competencies that are required to succeed in an international English-speaking workplace.

Presenting a thorough record of Canada's diplomatic ties with China, Canada and China recounts ten stories regarding China policy decisions made by the Canadian government.

Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data from teachers and students in Hong Kong's secondary schools, this book examines critical questions in relation to language learning motivation and instructional contexts.

Words are the building blocks of human communication and provide a strong foundation for the development of skilled language production and comprehension.

This innovative collection brings together contributions from established and emerging scholars highlighting the "e;appliability"e; of Systemic Functional Linguistics and the ways in which theoretical and analytical conclusions drawn from its applications can inform and advance the study of language.

This book systematically explores and discusses English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) research methods frequently deployed by ELF researchers in analysing their data.

This volume explores the inner-workings of English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education (HE) at two universities.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction for students and professionals who are studying English for business or workplace communication and covers both spoken and written English.

Das Werk dient als kompakter und lern-praktischer Einblick fur Firmen, Studenten und Interessierte.

This volume provides insights into EAP practitioners' identity and agency in varied contexts and field positions.

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Scholars who use English as an additional language confront challenges when disseminating their research in the global market of knowledge production dominated by English.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in French with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for French-language students.

Academic Discourse and Global Publishing offers a coherent argument for changes in published academic writing over the past 50 years.

Do you want to start teaching a language online, be your own boss and be able to work from anywhere that has wifi?

Fully updated and packed with new material, the second edition of Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is the ideal guide for non-native speaker students and their supervisors working on writing a thesis or dissertation in English.

Approaches to Specialized Genres provides a timely update of the field of genre studies, with 14 cutting-edge contributions split into five sections using and integrating an exceptionally wide variety of methods and perspectives (such as ESP genre research, corpus linguistics, systemic functional linguistics, ethnographic and multimodal research) to analyse genres in written, spoken, visual and auditory modes across a multiplicity of pedagogic, professional and digital settings.

Dieser Band präsentiert die Grundlagen der Berufs- und Fachsprachenlinguistik sowie der Wissenschaftssprachen-Forschung und behandelt dabei sowohl grammatische als auch pragmatische und lexikalische Aspekte und die Prinzipien der Fach- und Berufskommunikation.

Learn to write better academic essays*The Collins Academic Skills Series - winner of the ELTon 2014 Innovation in Learner Resources Award.

Discipline-Specific Writing provides an introduction and guide to the teaching of this topic for students and trainee teachers.