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Hi, my eight yrs old daughter speaks Italian and English - English is her second language. I did not want her to learn how to read and write in English to avoid confusion with her first language. Also, I did not want to put too much pressure on her. I bought some children's books with CD and she use...

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Hi, there are lots of different work sectors you can write ESP materials for. Here are some of them: 1. English for Electronics and Telecommunications 2. English for the Hotel staff 3. English for Accountants 4. English for Agriculture 5. English for Computer Science 6. English for Electrical Engine...

I would add to your list the following texts: English for International Tourism by Amanda Bailey - Longman (pre-intermediate and intermediate levels in two separate books) Going International - English for Tourism - Oxford University Press They are both quite good. Llke the ones you are currently us...

I suggest English for Specific Purposes by Tom Hutchinson and Alan Waters (Cambridge Language Teaching Library). It's an excellent book that deals with may ESP aspects, including course design, syllabus, material evaluation and so on.

I am an ESP teacher in an Italian high school . In Italy the situation is very controversial in this particular field. When ESP was fist introduced over ten years ago, no training was provided to the teachers, and the textbooks were (and still are) inadequate to the teachers' and students' needs. Te...