This book fully explicates current trends and best practices in LSP, surveying the field with critical insightful commentary and analyses. Covering course areas such as planning, implementation, assessment, pedagogy, classroom management, professional development and research, it is indispensable for teachers, researchers, students.Introduction
PART I: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES
1. Historical and Conceptual Overview of LSP
2. Key Trends Affecting Learning, Teaching and Researching LSP
3. LSP in the 21st century: At the Intersection of Globalisation, Technology and Applied Linguistics
PART II: LSP IN THE CLASSROOM
4. Course Planning
5. Course Design and Implementation
6. Measuring LSP Learning and Course Effectiveness
7. Inter-disciplinary and Multi-disciplinary Contexts
8. LSP and Methodology/Pedagogy
9. LSP Classroom Management and Professional Development
PART III: CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN LSP
10. Research Practices in LSP
11. Case Studies in LSP Research
12. Researchable Projects
PART IV: RESOURCES
13. Key Sources
The book is clearly organized and user-friendly throughout with concise writing. Each chapter begins with bullet points of what the chapter will accomplish, highlights key concepts and quotes from prominent scholars with different perspectives, and ends with concluding comments and discussion questions for further thinking. & Language for Specific Purposes can be used as required or supplemental reading material for graduate-level courses and is highly recommended to all scholars interested in learning more about LSP. (Sayaka Morita, JALT Journal, Vol. 39 (1), May, 2017)
Language for Specific Purposes is an excellent resource for readers interested in LSP from the perspective of study, practice or research.l³°
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