Language for Specific Purposes

Trends in Curriculum Development

By: Mary K. Long (Editor)

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Paperback | 31 May 2017 | Edition Number 1

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In the United States today there is lively discussion, both among educators and employers, about the best way to prepare students with high-level language and cross-cultural communication proficiency that will serve them both professionally and personally in the global environment of the twenty-first century. At the same time, courses in business language and medical language have become more popular among students. Language for Specific Purposes (LSP), which encompasses these kinds of courses, responds to this discussion and provides curricular models for language programs that build practical language skills specific to a profession or field. Contributions in the book reinforce those models with national survey results, demonstrating the demand for and benefits of LSP instruction.

With ten original research-based chapters, this volume will be of interest to high school and university language educators, program directors, linguists, and anyone looking to design LSP courses or programs in any world language.

Industry Reviews

With this volume Mary K. Long highlights the complexities that exist within LSP studies, and she does this with a broad audience in mind. For those contemplating the inclusion of LSP courses into the curriculum, this essay collection will serve as a great starting point for conversation. * Hispania *
Well illustrated and bolstered with useful appendices that explain methodologies and analyze data . . . [it] is a well-chosen and organized collection of essays that illustrates how interdisciplinary academic knowledge can be coupled with real world contexts. * The Rocky Mountain Review *

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