5-min definitions for teachers in a hurry: ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

5-min definitions for teachers in a hurry—a different “edge” on widely used but probably less well-understood jargon in ELT. Made to be understood by teachers.

Some basic information on English for Specific Purposes can be found in the following books:


A good overall introduction:
Dudley-Evans, T. & St John, M. J. (1998) Developments in English for specific purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


An introduction to English for academic purposes:
Jordan, R. R. (1997) English for academic purposes: a guide and resource book for teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


An introduction to teaching business English:
Ellis, M. & Johnson, C. (1994) Teaching business English, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gibson, R. (2002). Intercultural Business Communication. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


On critical needs analysis:
Benesch, S. (2001) Critical English for academic purposes: theory, politics and practice. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum Associates.


On assessing and testing ESP:
Douglas, D. (2000) Assessing languages for specific purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


On genre analysis:
Swales, J. M. (1990) Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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