Language learning for specific purposes

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

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).

The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Educationwill present the state of the art of the place and role of translation in educational contexts worldwide.

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?

This book develops the theory and practice of critical foreign language pedagogy.

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.

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.

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.

English is increasingly used as a lingua franca (ELF) in communicative situations the world over with the acceleration of globalisation.

The Dictionary of Food is the indispensable companion for everyone who loves reading about food, or cooking it.