Introducing Researching 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 ESPThe 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.