English for Vocational Purposes

This book provides a linguistic description of English in the context of the trades and investigates how this specialist language is used in real-world contexts. This book is key reading for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of ESP, trades education and vocational education.

Averil Coxhead is an Associate Professor at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Jean Parkinson is a Senior Lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. James Mackay is a Principal Academic Staff member at the School of Engineering, Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec), New Zealand. Emma McLaughlin is a Learning Advisor at Te W-nanga o Aotearoa, Porirua campus, New Zealand.

List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Extracts; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Language in trades education and English for specific purposes; Chapter 2: The Language in the Trades Education project: Methodology; Chapter 3: Tutoring in trades education: Instruction and engagement in automotive technology classroom discourse; Chapter 4: Writing in trades education: The case of the builder's diary; Chapter 5: A descriptive analysis of the use of visual elements in trades education texts; Chapter 6: Technical vocabulary in trades education; Chapter 7: Listening and speaking in trades education; Chapter 8: Reading in trades education; Chapter 9: Putting research into practice in trades education; Chapter 10: Reflections, implications, and directions in trades education research; Appendix 1; References; Index