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A field-defining survey of research in the rapidly growing field of English for Specific Purposes, now in its second edition
The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes provides an up-to-date account of the origins, development, current state, and future directions in the study of English as used in its specific contexts, including medical English, business English, and academic English. Featuring research from leading authorities, this comprehensive volume addresses all key aspects of ESP, including speaking, reading, writing, legal English, nursing, assessment, intercultural rhetoric, multimodality, English as a lingua franca, and ethnography.
The second edition of the Handbook is fully revised to incorporate new areas of ESP research and reflects changing demands on English Language Learners (ELL), including a new historical overview of the field by Prof. Vijay K. Bhatia and entirely new chapters English medium instruction and ESP research, materials development, teacher development, call center communication, Global Englishes and translanguaging, identity, and the emergence of digital genres. Unmatched in its breadth and depth of coverage, The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes:
Part of the Wiley Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics series, The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes, Second Edition, is an essential reference for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, researchers, and educators working in TESOL, ELL/ELT, applied linguistics, and language studies.
Author: Sue Starfield
ISBN-10: 1119985005
ISBN-13: 9781119985006
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Published: 05/06/2025
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.13lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.50d
SUE STARFIELD is Emeritus Professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales. Her books include Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors and Change and Stability in Thesis and Dissertation Writing: The Evolution of an Academic Genre. She is Editor Emeritus of the journal English for Specific Purposes and the founding Co-Editor of the Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes.
CHRISTOPH A. HAFNER is Professor in the Department of English at City University of Hong Kong. He is President of the Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Association and past President of the Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics. He has published widely on English for specific purposes, digital literacies, and language learning and technology. His latest book is Understanding Digital Literacies: A Practical Introduction.
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