Featuring a collection of newly commissioned essays, edited by two leading scholars, this Handbook surveys the key research findings in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). *Provides a state-of-the-art overview of the origins and evolution, current research, and future directions in ESP *Features newly-commissioned contributions from a global team of leading scholars *Explores the history of ESP and current areas of research, including speaking, reading, writing, technology, and business, legal, and medical English *Considers perspectives on ESP research such as genre, intercultural rhetoric, multimodality, English as a lingua franca and ethnography.

Introduction to the Handbook --The History of English for Specific Purposes Research : Part I : ESP and Language Skills -- ESP and Speaking -- ESP and Listening -- ESP and Reading -- ESP and Writing -- Vocabulary and ESP ; Part II : Areas of ESP Research -- English for Academic Purposes -- English for Science and Technology-- English in the Workplace -- Business English-- Legal English -- Aviation English -- English for Medical Purposes -- English for Nursing -- Thesis and Dissertation Writing -- English for Research Publication Purposes ; Part III : ESP and Pedagogy -- Needs Analysis and Curriculum Development in ESP-- Genre and English for Specific Purposes -- ESP and Assessment -- Technology and ESP ; Part IV : Research Perspectives and Methodologies in ESP Research -- ESP and Corpus Studies -- ESP and Intercultural Rhetoric -- English for Specific Purposes and English as a Lingua Franca -- Critical Perspectives on ESP -- Gender and Race in ESP Research -- Ethnographic Approaches to ESP Research -- Multimodality and ESP Research -- Conclusion to the Handbook -- The Future of ESP Research : Resources for Access and Choice -- Index.