This volume is focused on the teaching and acquisition of language for special, professional or general purposes, as well as the needs and challenges associated with foreign language pedagogy in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) or, more generally, Language for Specific Purposes (LSP). It presents innovative methodology and technology-integrated approaches that will serve to benefit teacher development and assist language practitioners in enhancing student investment and motivation. A pragmatic tool for utilization at the local level, this collection provides an international panorama of lan.

• Table of Contents
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I
• Formulating Requests in Academic Emails
• Analysis of Professional Interactions in the Context of an Artisanal Apprenticeship
• Learning Italian through Theatre
• Part II
• Teaching Communication Skills through Literature
• Rehearsal versus Spontaneity
• Teaching English for Specific Academic Purposes
• Part III
• Integrating New Technologies in Language Teaching
• Enhancing ESP Vocabulary Practice with Online Corpus Analysis Tools
• Saturation with Technology in the ESP Setting
• Part IV
• Enhancing Content-based Specialist Knowledge with ESP for Economics and Management
• Hermeneutics and Pedagogy through the Lens of Translation
• About the Contributors