Discourses of Helping Professions brings together cutting-edge research on professional discourses from both traditional helping contexts such as doctor-patient interaction or psychotherapy and more recent helping contexts such as executive coaching. Unlike workplace, professional and institutional discourse – by now well established fields in linguistic research – discourses of helping professions represent an innovative concept in its orientation to a common communicative goal: solving patients’ and clients’ physical, psychological, emotional, professional or managerial problems via a particular helping discourse.
Sky & Telescope (S&T) is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy. The articles are intended for the informed lay reader and include detailed discussions of current discoveries, frequently by participating scientists. The magazine is illustrated in full color, with both amateur and professional photography of celestial sights, as well as tables and charts of upcoming celestial events.
Teaching English for Specific Purposes: An Introduction
ESP English for Specific Purposes) involves teaching and learning the specific skills and language needed by particular learners fur a particular purpose. The P in ESP is always a professional purpose — a set of skills that learners currently need in their work or will need in their professional careers. This broad definition can be taken to include business skills, such as English for Job-hunting or Presentations, but many ESP teachers sec their field as distinct from mainstream Business English.
English Teaching Professional is an international magazine for those who are actively involved in the ELT profession. It is both for teachers and teacher trainers. The articles are written by some well-known writers as well as by ordinary teachers from different countries. ETp is a perfect magazine for those who like sharing their knowledge and experience with others and for those who like incorporating others' ideas into their ownteaching.
The Handbook of Language and Professional Communication provides a broad coverage of the key areas where language and professional communication intersect and gives a comprehensive account of the field. The four main sections of the Handbook cover: Approaches to Professional Communication Practice Acquisition of Professional Competence
