{"product_id":"english-for-vocational-purposes","title":"English for Vocational Purposes","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnglish for Vocational Purposes provides a linguistic description of English in the context of the trades and investigates how this specialist language is used in real-world contexts. As the demand for English-speaking workers in the trades grows internationally, a major gap in the research on language in the trades is evident. Based on courses in construction and engineering at a polytechnic in New Zealand, this book offers an empirical response to this gap in research. Features of this book include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003enew research on linguistic features of written and spoken texts in trades education, with a special focus on discourse, visual elements of written texts and vocabulary;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereal-life examples of the language in context, along with implications for teaching and learning and a chapter devoted to putting research findings into practice;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003equalitative and quantitative data to support examples and shed light on the most complex aspects of English as a trades language;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esupplementary material online which includes technical word lists in areas of carpentry, plumbing, automotive technology and fabrication (welding).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaving the way for a new research agenda in the field of ESP, \u003ci\u003eEnglish for Vocational Purposes \u003c\/i\u003eis key reading for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of ESP, trades education and vocational education.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45542436110574,"sku":"9781032337975","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/english-for-vocational-purposes","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}