Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes

Lindy Woodrow (University of Sydney, Australia)

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Routledge
30 June 2022

linguistics; Applied linguistics for ELT; ELT: English for specific purposes

Series: Routledge Introductions to English for Specific Purposes

Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes is an accessible and practical guide to research in ESP. It’s for novice researchers, graduate students and for ESP practitioners who want to do some research themselves. The author takes the reader step by step through the stages of research, starting with choosing a topic and reviewing the literature through to writing up research findings. Examples are taken from academic journals and dissertations to highlight aspects of the research process.

The book covers the following areas:

developing a research project

research design

theoretical approaches to ESP research

choosing a research topic

quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods in ESP research

validity, reliability and ethics

writing up research in ESP

The book includes recommendations for further reading and tasks. There is also a glossary and a chapter providing advice, templates and links to useful research sources.

Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes is essential reading for anyone wanting to conduct research in ESP.

By: Lindy Woodrow (University of Sydney Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9780367503680
ISBN 10: 0367503689
Series: Routledge Introductions to English for Specific Purposes
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 30 June 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Developing a research project. Chapter 3 Theoretical approaches to ESP research Chapter 4 Researchable topics in ESP Chapter 5 ESP research design: methodological approaches Chapter 6 Quantitative methods in ESP Chapter 7 Qualitative methods in ESP research Chapter 8 Validity, reliability and ethics in ESP research Chapter 9 Using research findings Chapter 10 Resources for developing and conducting research in ESP

Lindy Woodrow is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Introducing Course Design in English for Specific Purposes (Routledge, 2017) and Doing a Master’s Dissertation in TESOL and Applied Linguistics (Routledge, 2020).