Language learning for specific purposes

Knowledge is a result of never-ending processes of circulation.

This volume presents innovative research on the multimodal dimension of discourse specific to academic settings, with a particular focus on the interaction between the verbal and non-verbal in constructing meaning.

As the delivery of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) continues to expand internationally, so too must the literature available to support teaching.

This volume presents a diverse range of expertise and practical advice on corpus-assisted language learning, bridging the gap between corpus research and actual classroom practice.

Despite Mexico's implementation of a bilingual model in its tertiary education programmes, this book is the first contribution to knowledge regarding EMI in Mexico.

A frank and critical appraisal of English language proficiency as a key issue in higher education today.

The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to English for Academic Purposes (EAP), covering the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this fast growing area of applied linguistics.

Introducing English for Academic Purposes is an accessible and engaging textbook which presents a wide-ranging introduction to the field, covering the global and institutional position of EAP as well as its manifestations in classrooms and research contexts around the world.

Native and Non-Native Teacher Talk in the EFL Classroom explores and compares the linguistic features of native and non-native English teacher talk with the aid of corpus linguistics.

Containing over 7,000 entries, this fully revised edition provides clear, up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of agricultural terms.

This book addresses the challenges often encountered by English-medium instruction (EMI) teachers when teaching content subject knowledge in English, by exploring effective EMI teaching methods tailored to diverse classroom needs.

Nowadays, letters, reports and emails are vital components of business practice.

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.

Do you teach math to Spanish-Speaking ELLs (especially K-8)?

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.

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.

English Medium Instruction (EMI) refers to the use of the English language to teach academic subjects where first language of the majority of the population is not English.

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

This collection brings together insights from research and scholars' practical experience on the role of language and language use in teacher practices at the university level in EMI contexts, offering global perspectives across diverse educational settings.

With the exponential growth of English-Medium Instruction (EMI) provision in higher education, which is rapidly outpacing empirical research, this book outlines approaches to EMI in a range of regional contexts to exemplify different interpretations of implementing EMI policy in higher education.

Introducing English for Academic Purposes is an accessible and engaging textbook which presents a wide-ranging introduction to the field, covering the global and institutional position of EAP as well as its manifestations in classrooms and research contexts around the world.

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

English for IT Communication provides a comprehensive introduction for students and professionals studying IT or computer science and covers all forms of technical communication from emails and memos through procedures to reports and design specs.

This book proposes a new paradigm for English language teaching based on concepts from English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research and applications as well as from growing evidence relating pattern recognition to language learning ability.

Informative, insightful, and accessible, this book is designed to enhance the capacity of graduate and undergraduate students, as well as early career scholars, to write for academic purposes.

The Syntax and Semantics of English Auxiliaries by Kurd Learners at College Level is concerned with the syntactic and semantic aspects of English auxiliary verbs (which comprise the primary and the modals) as a problematic area for English foreign language learners.

Do you teach math to Spanish-Speaking ELLs (especially K-8)?

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

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

Genre theory has focused primarily on the analysis of generic constructs, with increasing attention to and emphasis on the contexts in which such genres are produced, interpreted, and used to achieve objectives, often giving the impression as if producing genres is an end in itself, rather than a means to an end.

This book articulates an understanding of what is meant by the term social justice from a global perspective, drawing upon examples of practice from across a range of English for academic purposes (EAP) and English language teaching (ELT) higher education contexts.

The Official Guide to OET is the firstguide book endorsed by the test maker (CBLA) and is designed to prepare students for the updated OET exam.

Dieses e-book stellt alle Losungen sowie samtliche Transkripte zum Lehrwerk "e;Englisch fur den Badebetrieb"e; bereit.

Unlearn bad habits, sharpen your emails and improve your written communication throughout your business with How to Write Effective Business English.

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.

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.

Magda Grzybowska untersucht den aktuellen Stand der philologischen sowie didaktischen Ausbildung im Rahmen der Germanischen Philologie in Polen.

Academics Writing recounts how academic writing is changing in the contemporary university, transforming what it means to be an academic and how, as a society, we produce academic knowledge.

This book builds on existing work in genre analysis and move analysis in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and applies this new framework to academic philosophical discourse, offering new insights into how ESP traditions can elucidate shifts in language conventions across disciplinary contexts.