Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes - 9780367503680

Taylor & Francis

Introducing Researching English for Specific PurposesAuthor(s): Lindy Woodrow\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367503680, 978-0367503680\nSynopsis\nIntroducing Researching English for Specific Purposes is an accessible and practical guide to research in ESP. Its 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.\n\nThe book covers the following areas:\n\ndeveloping a research project\n\nresearch design \n\ntheoretical approaches to ESP research\n\nchoosing a research topic\n\nquantitative, qualitative and mixed methods in ESP research\n\nvalidity, reliability and ethics\n\nwriting .