摘要：Introducing English for Specific Purposes by Anthony Laurence,a Professor in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Waseda University,Japan,is a practical manual for graduate and undergraduate students,experienced teachers and researchers,whose interests lie in teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English for Academic Purposes (EAP),and English for Occupational Purposes (EOP). The book opens with an introduction,which outlines the main issues and assumptions of the book,gives an overview of its content,and explains how it should be used. The main part of the book is divided into three sections: (i) Contextualising ESP,which describes the background to ESP as a field of enquiry; (ii) Understanding the four pillars of ESP,which explains the theories and practices that form the basis of the four key pillars of ESP;and (iii) Applying ESP in realworld settings,which first defines ways to implement ESP,then discusses the main challenges that instructors have to deal with while teaching ESP and,finally, outlines the future direction of the field.
