TY - CHAP
T1 - English for specific purposes
AU - Chan, Clarice S.C.
AU - McGrath, Lisa
PY - 2024/12/16
Y1 - 2024/12/16
N2 - In this entry, we introduce the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) movement. We begin by defining ESP: what is meant by “specific purposes”; and how this approach to teaching and research is distinguished from general English. Next, we identify, define and illustrate the key concepts that underpin ESP: genre, discourse community, community of practice, and needs analysis. We then provide an overview of how ESP has been researched. This section introduces examples of objects of study as well as methodological approaches adopted, from text-analytical approaches to ethnographically-oriented work, mixed-methods designs, and critical perspectives. We conclude by discussing the relationship between teaching and researching ESP and propose potential future directions of research. These include the impact of technological advances on genres, new approaches to teaching and researching genres, and the role of practitioners in driving the research agenda.
AB - In this entry, we introduce the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) movement. We begin by defining ESP: what is meant by “specific purposes”; and how this approach to teaching and research is distinguished from general English. Next, we identify, define and illustrate the key concepts that underpin ESP: genre, discourse community, community of practice, and needs analysis. We then provide an overview of how ESP has been researched. This section introduces examples of objects of study as well as methodological approaches adopted, from text-analytical approaches to ethnographically-oriented work, mixed-methods designs, and critical perspectives. We conclude by discussing the relationship between teaching and researching ESP and propose potential future directions of research. These include the impact of technological advances on genres, new approaches to teaching and researching genres, and the role of practitioners in driving the research agenda.
KW - English for specific purposes (ESP)
KW - English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
KW - ESP genres
KW - Needs analysis
KW - ESP research
KW - Ethnographic perspectives
KW - Critical perspectives on ESP
KW - Technology in ESP
KW - Research-informed ESP pedagogy
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/referencework/9780443157851/social-sciences
UR - https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?isn=9780443157851&rn=1
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.00293-3
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.00293-3
M3 - Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
T3 - Elsevier reference collection in social sciences
BT - International encyclopedia of language and linguistics
PB - Elsevier
CY - Amsterdam
ER -