Developing Courses in English for Specific Purposes

H. Basturkmen

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
14 October 2010

linguistics; Semantics; Language Teaching (non-ELT); ELT: teaching theory & methods; ELT: English for specific purposes; Languages & ESL; English as a Second Language; English as a Second Language

Presented in two parts, this book firstly introduces core considerations in ESP course development drawing on examples from a wide range of ESP and EAP courses. Secondly four case studies show how experienced ESP teachers and course developers went about developing courses to meet the needs of their particular learners.

By: H. Basturkmen
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9780230227989
ISBN 10: 0230227988
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 14 October 2010
Audience: ELT/ESL , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

HELEN BASTURKMEN lectures at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has taught ESL and worked in teacher education in UK, Turkey and the Middle East and served as assistant editor of Language Teaching Research. She is author of Options and Ideas in English for Specific Purposes.

Reviews for Developing Courses in English for Specific Purposes

'Developing Courses in English for Specific Purposes is a valuable volume for course designers and teachers alike.' - ELT Journal 'Helen Basturkmen's book provides clear strategies on how educators can develop courses for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at both an institutional and classroom level for a variety of learning contexts.' - Australia Review of Applied Linguistics