English for Vocational Purposes: Language Use in Trades Education - Paperback

by Averil Coxhead (Author), Jean Parkinson (Author), James MacKay (Author)

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.

Author Biography

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 Wananga o Aotearoa, Porirua campus, New Zealand.