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Developing Courses in English for Specific Purposes 2010th Edition
Author(s): H. Basturkmen (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 1 Oct. 2010
- Edition: 2010th
- Language: English
- Print length: 171 pages
- ISBN-10: 0230227988
- ISBN-13: 9780230227989
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
'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
About the Author
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.
