{"product_id":"english-for-vocational-purposes-averil-coxhead-9781032337975","title":"English for Vocational Purposes: Language Use in Trades Education","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish 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. As the demand for English-speaking workers in the trades grows internationally, a major gap in the research on language in the trades is evident. Based on courses in construction and engineering at a polytechnic in New Zealand, this book offers an empirical response to this gap in research. Features of this book include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew research on linguistic features of written and spoken texts in trades education, with a special focus on discourse, visual elements of written texts and vocabulary;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereal-life examples of the language in context, along with implications for teaching and learning and a chapter devoted to putting research findings into practice;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003equalitative and quantitative data to support examples and shed light on the most complex aspects of English as a trades language;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esupplementary material online which includes technical word lists in areas of carpentry, plumbing, automotive technology and fabrication (welding).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaving the way for a new research agenda in the field of ESP, \u003ci\u003eEnglish for Vocational Purposes \u003c\/i\u003eis key reading for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of ESP, trades education and vocational education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Averil Coxhead, Jean Parkinson, James MacKay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032337974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032337975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Averil Coxhead","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128384254207,"sku":"9781032337975","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf37451b-c6db-4bbd-943c-eefb07f66e5e.jpg?v=1687458426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/english-for-vocational-purposes-averil-coxhead-9781032337975","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}