Routledge Research in English for Specific Purposes

<p>English for Vocational Purposes provides a linguistic description of English in the context of the trades and investigates how this specialist language is used in real-world contexts. As the demand for English-speaking workers in the trades grows internationally, a major gap in the research on language in the trades is evident. Based on courses in construction and engineering at a polytechnic in New Zealand, this book offers an empirical response to this gap in research. Features of this book include:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>new research on linguistic features of written and spoken texts in trades education, with a special focus on discourse, visual elements of written texts and vocabulary;</li> <p> </p> <li>real-life examples of the language in context, along with implications for teaching and learning and a chapter devoted to putting research findings into practice;</li> <p> </p> <li>qualitative and quantitative data to support examples and shed light on the most complex aspects of English as a trades language;</li> <p> </p> <li>supplementary material online which includes technical word lists in areas of carpentry, plumbing, automotive technology and fabrication (welding).</li> </ul><p>Paving the way for a new research agenda in the field of ESP, <i>English for Vocational Purposes </i>is key reading for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of ESP, trades education and vocational education.</p>