Routledge Introductions to English for Specific Purposes
About the Book Series
Routledge Introductions to English for Specific Purposes provide a comprehensive and contemporary overview of various topics within the area of English for specific purposes, written by leading academics in the field. Aimed at postgraduate students in applied linguistics, English language teaching and TESOL, as well as pre- and in-service teachers, these books outline the issues that are central to understanding and teaching English for specific purposes, and provide examples of innovative classroom tasks and techniques for teachers to draw on in their professional practice.
Introducing English for Science and Technology
1st Edition
By Jean Parkinson
November 27, 2025
Introducing English for Science and Technology provides a comprehensive introduction on how to teach English for Science and Technology. The book focuses on the teaching of both written genres and oral presentations commonly used in science and engineering. Using real examples of science and ...
Introducing English for Academic Purposes
2nd Edition
By Diane Pecorari, Averil Coxhead
July 30, 2025
Introducing English for Academic Purposes is an accessible and engaging textbook which presents a wide-ranging introduction to the field, covering the global and institutional position of EAP as well as its manifestations in classrooms and research contexts around the world. The new edition is ...
Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes
1st Edition
By Lindy Woodrow
June 30, 2022
Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes is an accessible and practical guide to research in ESP. It’s for novice researchers, graduate students and for ESP practitioners who want to do some research themselves. The author takes the reader step by step through the stages of research, ...
Introducing English for Specific Purposes
1st Edition
By Laurence Anthony
May 16, 2018
Introducing English for Specific Purposes presents the key concepts and practices of ESP in a modern, balanced, and comprehensive way. This book defines ESP and shows how the approach plays a crucial role in the world of English language teaching. Explaining how needs analysis, language and ...
Introducing Course Design in English for Specific Purposes
1st Edition
By Lindy Woodrow
November 02, 2017
Introducing Course Design in English for Specific Purposes is an accessible and practical introduction to the theory and practice of developing ESP courses across a range of disciplines. The book covers the development of courses from needs analysis to assessment and evaluation, and also comes with...
Introducing Genre and English for Specific Purposes
1st Edition
By Sunny Hyon
October 16, 2017
Genre analysis has become a key approach within the field of English for Specific Purposes and helps students understand particular language use patterns in target contexts. Introducing Genre and English for Specific Purposes provides an overview of how genre has been conceptualized and applied in...
Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes
1st Edition
By James Dean Brown
January 07, 2016
Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes is a clear and accessible guide to the theoretical background and practical tools needed for this early stage of curriculum development in ESP. Beginning with definitions of needs analysis and ESP, this book takes a jargon-free approach ...
Introducing Business English
1st Edition
By Catherine Nickerson, Brigitte Planken
September 23, 2015
Introducing Business English provides a comprehensive overview of this topic, situating the concepts of Business English and English for Specific Business Purposes within the wider field of English for Special Purposes. This book draws on contemporary teaching and research contexts to demonstrate ...