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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan
Esther Perez Apple, Perez Apple & Company, Miami, Florida, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
Ismaeil Fazel, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
Tarana Patel, LearnEd, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| NEEDS ANALYSIS AND LANGUAGE LEARNER IDENTITY |
Esther Perez Apple, Perez Apple & Company, Miami, Florida, USA |
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This article argues that a needs analysis should include a comprehensive view of the learners’ current goals as well as the target skills needed to achieve those goals. From this perspective, English language communication is viewed as a tool which learners use to (re)shape their identities and influence how they are perceived by others. Read More |
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| CORPUS LINGUISTICS AND ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES: FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICE |
Shelley Staples, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
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This article discusses the use of corpus linguistics in English
for specific purposes for needs analysis, materials development, and
assessment, particularly focusing on the role of learner corpora
(texts/dialogues from course participants or those similar to the course
participants). It provides examples based on English for nursing and
first-year composition contexts. Read More |
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| ESP PROJECT LEADER PROFILE: CAROLINE HYDE-SIMON |
Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan |
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The 53rd ESP Project Leader Profile and the third to be published in ESP News features Caroline Hyde-Simon in Switzerland. Caroline teaches EAP and ESP in the life sciences, and she is Joint Coordinator of the IATEFL ESP SIG. In her interview responses, she describes a curriculum reform project, comprising course revisions in the direction of English for specific academic purposes (ESAP). Read More |
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| BOOK REVIEW |
| BOOK REVIEW: "GENRE AND GRADUATE-LEVEL RESEARCH WRITING" BY AN CHENG |
Amina Kassim, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA |
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An Cheng’s Genre and Graduate-Level Research
Writing addresses the needs of novice writing teachers who
are charged with teaching graduate-level research writing. It explores
genre-based theories and practices on research writing by providing a
thorough analysis of instructional materials and techniques for teaching
genre-based research writing to both first and second language English
speakers. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES INTEREST SECTION |
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