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_bHUT
100 1 _aHutchinson, Tom, ;
245 1 0 _aEnglish for specific purposes : a learning-centred approach
260 _aCambridge [Cambridgeshire] :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1987.
300 _aviii, 183 p. :
_billustrations ;
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aWhat is ESP? The origins of ESP. The development of ESP. ESP: approach not product. Course design. Language descriptions. Theories of learning. Needs analysis. Approaches to course design. Application. The syllabus. Materials evaluation. Materials design. Methodology. Evaluation. Role of the ESP teacher. Orientation.
520 _aEnglish for Specific Purposes offers the teacher a new perspective on this important field. The main concern is effective learning and how this can best be achieved in ESP courses. The authors discuss the evolution of ESP and its position today; the role of the ESP teacher; course design; syllabuses; materials; teaching methods, and evaluation procedures. It will be of interest to all teachers who are concerned with ESP. Those who are new to the field will find it a thorough, practical introduction while those with more extensive experience will find its approach both stimulating and innovative.
650 0 _aEnglish language
650 0 _aVocational education.
650 0 _aEnglish language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
650 0 _aEnglish language -- Business English -- Study and teaching.
650 0 _aEnglish language -- Technical English -- Study and teaching.
700 1 _aWaters, Alan. ;
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam023/86009528.html
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam029/86009528.html
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