Gebundenes Buch

Developing Language Competence through English for Specific Purposes in English-Medium University Settings

Beschreibung

This book explores the interplay between English for specific purposes (ESP) and English-medium instruction (EMI) and the ways in which they are implemented, as well as teaching and assessing challenges. Furthermore, it considers teaching practices used by ESP professionals and the kind of support given to EMI through ESP.

Autor

Marta Aguilar-Pérez is an associate professor of English for specific purposes and technical communication at the School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech), Spain. Her research focuses on professional and academic communication as well as the role of ESP in internationalised universities offering English-medium taught courses and programmes. Balbina Moncada-Comas is an assistant professor of English for specific purposes at the School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech), Spain. Her research interests include multimodality, plurilingualism, identity and emotion, and classroom practices in EMI and ESP settings. Dietmar Tatzl is a faculty member of the Institute of Aviation, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria, where he has taught English language courses to aeronautical engineering students for 22 years. His research interests include English for specific purposes, English for science and technology, and engineering education.

Produktdetails

• New Perspectives on Language and Education
• Verlag: Multilingual Matters
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781800416864
• ISBN-10: 1800416865
• Artikelnr.: 70706607