Vocabulary and English for Specific Purposes Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives

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Averil Coxhead Sue Starfield

Vocabulary and English for Specific Purposes Research

Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives

Averil Coxhead, Sue Starfield, Averil Coxhead (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)

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Routledge
30 June 2020

Grammar, syntax; Grammar & vocabulary; ELT: English for specific purposes

Series: Routledge Research in English for Specific Purposes

This volume provides an important contribution to the study of vocabulary and its relationship to English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research and teaching.

Focussing on quantitative and qualitative approaches, this book draws on a wide range of literature to explores key issues that include: how to identify and categorise specialised vocabulary; and the role and value of word list research in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and ESP. This book features:

An analysis of material in a range of different contexts that include secondary school education, pre-university and university-based education, professional and occupational ESP, and the trades.

inclusion of many examples of specialised vocabulary from research in Aotearoa/New Zealand and from many other areas in the world.

a review of the application of vocabulary research to professional and pedagogical practice

suggestions for future directions for research.

Written by a leading researcher, Vocabulary and English for Specific Purposes Research provides key reading for those working in this area.

By: Averil Coxhead, Averil Coxhead (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Series edited by: Sue Starfield
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780367594473
ISBN 10: 0367594471
Series: Routledge Research in English for Specific Purposes
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Averil Coxhead is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Reviews for Vocabulary and English for Specific Purposes Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives

"""By bringing together work in such diverse areas and emphasising a range of research approaches and foci, Coxhead gives us a birds-eye view of the ¿eld which both enables broader patterns to emerge and will provide most readers with new insights and inspiration."" - Philip Durrant, University of Exeter, TESOL Quarterly"