Overview

This book explores the interplay between English for specific purposes (ESP) and English-medium instruction (EMI), the complementary ways in which EMI and ESP are implemented in different contexts, as well as teaching and assessing challenges. Furthermore, it considers teaching practices used by ESP professionals and the kind of support given to EMI through ESP. The book makes a valuable contribution to the growing body of research around EMI and ESP by offering a combined study of the presence, practices, roles and impact of English in EMI and ESP in internationalised universities. Looking at the interplay between these two types of instruction, this volume is an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to probe to what extent universities can benefit from EMI and ESP to enhance international skills among lecturers and students in an inclusive way; their impact on the internationalisation of Higher Education institutions; and the outcomes that result from institutionally bundling ESP and EMI as complementary internationalisation actions in a sustainable way.

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Author:   Marta Aguilar-Pérez ,  Balbina Moncada-Comas ,  Dietmar Tatzl
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9781800416864

ISBN 10:   1800416865
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   12 November 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contributors Acknowledgements Part 1: The Interplay between ESP and EMI Chapter 1. Dietmar Tatzl, Marta Aguilar-Pérez and Balbina Moncada-Comas: Introduction to Developing Language Competence through ESP in EMI-Driven University Settings Chapter 2. Helen Basturkmen: EMI, ESP, EAP: Distinctive Teaching Contexts but a Common Interest and Possibilities for Research Collaboration Chapter 3. Desirée Acebes de la Arada and Monika Woźniak: Over-the-Counter and Prescription English: 'Drug' Interactions between CLIL/EMI and ESP in Pharmacy Chapter 4. Kornelija Čakarun and Branka Drljača Margić: EMI versus Non-EMI: Students’ Motivation, Expectations and Language Progress Part 2: Pedagogical Challenges and Innovations in ESP Chapter 5. Irene Castellano-Risco: Incorporating a Function-Based Perspective into ESP Classes: A Pilot Experience at a Business English Course Chapter 6. Pavel Zemliansky: Genre-Based Instruction in English in an Engineering Communication Course: An Approach to Course Design Chapter 7. María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro, Tanja Vesala-Varttala, Rita Koris and Ágnes Pál: LSP and EMI Teacher and Student Perspectives on Authentic Assessment Practices at European Universities amid the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond Chapter 8. Balbina Moncada-Comas, Dietmar Tatzl and Marta Aguilar: Conclusion: Finding Common Ground with EMI and Reappraising ESP Index

Reviews

In a university context in which ESP seems to be in competition with EMI, this volume is a timely contribution to underscore the limitations of one without the other. As the book chapters highlight, ESP has proven to be the best language support for EMI, and EMI provides the best practice for ESP. * Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez * This is an enlightening volume demonstrating the importance of ESP in EMI and convincingly arguing for the reappraisal of its role in today’s EMI-driven tertiary education. Essential reading for course designers, ESP teachers and subject specialists as well as for the ESP and EMI research communities in general! * Nadežda Silaški, Editor-in-Chief of ESP Today *

In a university context in which ESP seems to be in competition with EMI, this volume is a timely contribution to underscore the limitations of one without the other. As the book chapters highlight, ESP has proven to be the best language support for EMI, and EMI provides the best practice for ESP. * Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez * This is an enlightening volume demonstrating the importance of ESP in EMI and convincingly arguing for the reprisal of its role in today’s EMI-driven tertiary education. Essential reading for course designers, ESP teachers and subject specialists as well as for the ESP and EMI research communities in general! * Nadežda Silaški, Editor-in-Chief of ESP Today *

In a university context in which ESP seems to be in competition with EMI, this volume is a timely contribution to underscore the limitations of one without the other. As the book chapters highlight, ESP has proven to be the best language support for EMI, and EMI provides the best practice for ESP. * Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez *

Author Information

Marta Aguilar-Pérez is an associate professor of English for specific purposes and technical communication at the School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech), Spain. Her research focuses on professional and academic communication as well as the role of ESP in internationalised universities offering English-medium taught courses and programmes. Balbina Moncada-Comas is an assistant professor of English for specific purposes at the School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech), Spain. Her research interests include multimodality, plurilingualism, identity and emotion, and classroom practices in EMI and ESP settings. Dietmar Tatzl is a faculty member of the Institute of Aviation, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria, where he has taught English language courses to aeronautical engineering students for 22 years. His research interests include English for specific purposes, English for science and technology, and engineering education.

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