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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457904303321

Autore

Basturkmen Helen

Titolo

Ideas and options in English for specific purposes [[electronic resource] /] / Helen Basturkmen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2006

ISBN

1-135-70520-8

1-282-32694-5

9786612326943

1-4106-1704-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

ESL & applied linguistics professional series

Disciplina

428/.0071

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching (Higher) - Foreign speakers

English language - Business English - Study and teaching (Higher)

English language - Technical English - Study and teaching (Higher)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-177) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; I PRELIMINARIES; II IDEAS AND OPTIONS; III GENERAL; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual cases and practices to examine the approaches and ideas on which they are based. The aim is for readers to adopt an analytical stance toward the field and to identify current perspectives in ESP and the ideas driving them.Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes does not promote any one approach, but rather identifies and illustrates those in evidence today. The main emphasis is on the links between theory and ESP t