English in the Disciplines

Christoph A. Hafner is Associate Professor in the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong.Lindsay Miller is Associate Professor in the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong.

"One of the most comprehensive, innovative and currently relevant accounts of ESP integrating a multi-perspective genre-based approach to theory and practice - indispensable for teachers and practitioners in the field." Vijay K Bhatia, Chinese University of Hong Kong"This is a book whose time has definitely come. Those who teach disciplinary (or discipline-ready) discourse to English language learners will likely welcome what it offers: a research-informed rationale for and practitioner-friendly guidance in how to prepare students for the diverse audiences they will face and the multimodal literacies they will need in an increasingly digital and plurilingual world."Diane D. Belcher, Georgia State University, USA"ESP course designers, teachers and researchers will find this book a fascinating and important account of how English in the disciplines is being reshaped as digital media assumes a central role in facilitating communication across genres, audiences and contexts. Through a case study analysis of a project-based approach to ESP course design, the authors show how an ESP course can engage learners in exploring and creating digital literary practices relevant to different disciplinary communities. In the process, learners develop communicative and literacy skills that support learning in their disciplines as well as develop knowledge and skills that will serve them in their future careers."Jack C Richards, Regional English Language Centre, Singapore"[...] this monograph will surely benefit language teachers as an accessible source of stimulating ideas and user-friendly guidelines to foster and support learners’ multimodal writing with digital tools both inside and beyond classrooms. All in all, the authors’ 10-year journey as ESP course designers, teachers, and researchers, as presented in the monograph, is extraordinarily noteworthy and engaging. This book is a valuable resource for teachers and researchers and those who have an interest in multimodality and digital literacies in the field of second language writing in English across disciplines."Lianjiang Jiang, Journal of Second Language Writing

• Part 1: Principles and Practice in ESP Course DesignChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Approaches to English for Specific PurposesChapter 3: Case Study: The English for Science CourseChapter 4: Researching English in the DisiplinesPart 2: Dimensions of ESP Course DesignChapter 5: Learner AutonomyChapter 6: GenreChapter 7: Multimodality and Digital LiteraciesChapter 8: Plurilingual PracticesChapter 9: Project-Based Learning and CollaborationPart 3: Theoretical Insights for ESP Course DesignChapter 10: The Multidimensional Model