Language learning for specific purposes

This book comprises selected papers of the International Conferences, SecTech 2011, held as Part of the Future Generation Information Technology Conference, FGIT 2011, in Conjunction with GDC 2011, Jeju Island, Korea, in December 2011.

This is the third volume of a trilogy on English Language education in Asia within the Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education.

This engaging guide will equip students who are non-native speakers of English with the tools and confidence to respond effectively and appropriately to written assignments at university.

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

This volume offers insights into the ways in which plain language has influenced the language of the law in the United Kingdom, critically reflecting on its historical development and future directions.

Teaching English for Tourism initiates a sustained academic discussion on the teaching and learning of English to tourism professionals, or to students who aspire to build a career in the tourism industry.

Au cours des trente dernières années, les chercheurs ont fait des progrès significatifs dans la compréhension du fonctionnement de la communication humaine.

While there is much in the literature on ESL development, this book is the first of its kind to track the development of specific language abilities in an Intensive English Program (IEP) longitudinally and highlights the implications of this particular study's findings for future IEP implementation and practice and ESL and SLA research.

The Routledge Student Guide to English Usage is an invaluable A-Z guide to the appropriate use of English in academic contexts.

Work together for academic success*The Collins Academic Skills Series - winner of the ELTon 2014 Innovation in Learner Resources Award.

This collection bridges the gap between research and practical applications by showcasing the latest research developments on business English as a lingua franca and the ways in which they might better inform language teaching practice.

Introducing English for Specific Purposes presents the key concepts and practices of ESP in a modern, balanced, and comprehensive way.

This volume explores the instructional use of creative writing in secondary and post-secondary contexts to enhance students' language proficiency and expression in English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL).

Based on the large corpora of journalistic English, this title examines dependency relations and related properties at both syntactic and discourse levels, seeking to unravel the language patterns of real-life usage.

There has been growing scholarly research and interest in writing for academic publication over the past decade and the field of English for Research Publication Purposes (ERPP) has established itself as an important domain within English for Academic Purposes (EAP).

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the key issues shaping the language industry, including translation, interpreting, machine translation, editing, terminology management, technology and accessibility.

Statistics and data for the non-specialist*The Collins Academic Skills Series - winner of the ELTon 2014 Innovation in Learner Resources Award.

Do you know what motivates your employees?

Jack Pun presents best practices in pedagogy and teaching to facilitate effective content-subject learning at the secondary school level.

This book shows how corpus analyses can enhance students', practitioners' and researchers' knowledge of academic language.

Do you know what motivates your employees?

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 innovative guidebook is an accessible and concise introduction to discipline-specific academic language.

English-Medium Instruction (EMI) is a rapidly growing global phenomenon in countries where English is a second or foreign language.

Covering nutrition, dietary requirements, chemistry, preparation and cooking, hygiene, health and safety, commercial food production, labelling, packaging and public health, this dictionary provides clear, informative and up-to-date terms relating to all aspects of food science and nutrition.

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.

Was die meistgesprochene Sprache der Welt über Chinas Aufstieg zur Großmacht verrät«Inzwischen haben sich die Verhältnisse gewandelt.

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

How to Master the IELTS is the ultimate study companion for your journey into international education and employment.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the key issues shaping the language industry, including translation, interpreting, machine translation, editing, terminology management, technology and accessibility.

Do you find it hard to make friends?

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

Covering both theoretical and practical approaches, Writing the Research Paper guides students studying in English as a second or additional language through the skills necessary for success in university-level writing and research.

English for Vocational Purposes provides a linguistic description of English in the context of the trades and investigates how this specialist language is used in real-world contexts.

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.

Taking readers step-by-step through the major issues surrounding the use of English in the global aviation industry, this book provides a clear introduction to turning research into practice in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), specifically Aviation English, and a valuable case study of applied linguistics in action.

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

In this book, Goundar explores how educational inequalities are responsible for the way students perform in English language-mediated school settings.