The handbook of English for specific purposes / edited by Brian Paltridge and Sue Starfield.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. ESP and language skills -- pt. II. Areas of ESP research -- pt. III. ESP and pedagogy -- pt. IV. Research perspectives and methodologies in ESP research.

Featuring a collection of newly commissioned essays, edited by two leading scholars, this Handbook surveys the key research findings in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Provides a state-of-the-art overview of the origins and evolution, current research, and future directions in ESP Features newly-commissioned contributions from a global team of leading scholars Explores the history of ESP and current areas of research, including speaking, reading, writing, technology, and business, legal, and medical English Considers persp.

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