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Introduction
Aboutthebook
TisvolumeopenswithacontributionfromHalinaSierocka,whointhe
chapterPerceptionsofLanguageandSubjectSpecialistsontheLinguisticNeeds
ofLawStudents,investigateshowlegalandlanguagespecialistsviewthe
needsoflawstudentsasregardslearningEnglishforprofessionalpurposes
(i.e.LegalEnglish).Teempiricalstudycontributestotheperennialdebateon
thedistinctionbetweenthepedagogiccontentandsubjectmatterknowledge
andtheirimportanceinteachingEnglishforSpecificPurposes.Itsresultsare
promisingastheysuggestthatthereareanumberofaspectsthatbothgroups
ofspecialistsagreeuponandtheycouldbenefitfromeachother’sexperience
andknowledgethuscreatingapositiveimpactonteachingandlearningof
Englishforlegalpurposesatanytertiaryeducationinstitution.
AleksandraMatulewskaandTomaszJaniakintheirchapterTowards
aModelofComprehensiveTeachingoftheLanguageofLogisticsprovide
avaluableinsightintothecomplexitiesofdesigninganefiectivecoursein
thelanguageoflogistics.Justasinthepreviouspaper,theauthorsaddress
theissueofvariedneedsandexpectationsofbothlearnersandteachers.Tey
recognisethegrowingimportanceoflogisticsasoneofthemostdynamically
developingsectorsandofieratentativemodelofcomprehensiveteachingof
thelanguageoflogistics.
Tenexttwochaptersfocusonteachingspecialisedlanguageinmedical
contexts.First,JozefaArtimováinthechapterLatinasaLanguageforSpecifc
PurposesinaTextbookforBachelorProgrammeStudentsofMidwifery-Obstetrics,
describeschallengesfacedbyanyonewishingtobeinvolvedinteachingor
learningaudead”languageasanLSP
.Morespecifically,theauthorfocuses
onaproject(IMPACT-Innovation,methodologyandqualityoflanguage
educationandprofessionaleducationinforeignlanguagesinthetertiary
sphereintheCzechRepublic)launchedattheLanguageCentreofMasaryk
Universitywhichledtothecreationofabrand-new,authenticandinnovative
teachingmaterialtailoredtotheneedsofstudentsofMidwifery-Obstetrics.
Inasimilarvein,thecontributionfromSylwiaMakara-Paciorekonme
UseoftheMobilePlatformAndroidinTeachingEnglishforMedicalPurposes
intheProjectVetionarydemonstrateshowthetaskofteachingEnglishto
veterinarymedicinestudentscouldbefacilitatedbyresortingtospecialist
veterinarydictionarymadeavailableintheformofamobileapplication.Te
authorshowsthatthiscutting-edgeVetionaryprojectisnotonlyaconvenient
andefiectiveelectronictooltodisseminatespecialistknowledgebutitalso
aimstocreateacommunityaroundtheprojectbyinvolvingstudentsinits
furtherdevelopment.
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