Introducing Researching English For Specific Purposes Av Lindy (University Of Sydney Australia) Woodrow

<P><EM>Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes</EM> 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.</P><P>The book covers the following areas:</P><UL><P><LI>developing a research project</LI><P></P><P><LI>research design </LI><P></P><P><LI>theoretical approaches to ESP research</LI><P></P><P><LI>choosing a research topic</LI><P></P><P><LI>quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods in ESP research</LI><P></P><P><LI>validity, reliability and ethics</LI><P></P><P><LI>writing up research in ESP</LI><P></P></UL><P>The book includes recommendations for further reading and tasks. Th