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World War II
As a consequence of WW II, many studies referring to ESP started appearing. -
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The Early Years 1962-1981
From Text-based Counts to ¨Rethorical Devices¨ -
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Grammatical features
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Washingtont School Work
represented an important turning point for ESP, with rhetorical concerns, particularly as they were inferred from ¨devices¨ within the text, becoming a central research focus. The most famous of the studies is found in Tarone et al. (1981). -
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Foundation of The ESP Journal
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The more Recent Past: 1981-1990
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Two influential approaches in ESP are identified
Selinker in his research overview: ¨Consultations with subject-specialist informants¨ and ¨rethorical/grammatical analyses¨ of specific types of texts, generally in science and technology disciplines. -
Central ESP concepts: Genre and rethorical moves
The term genre began to appear in the ESP literature, often as linguistic ¨devices¨ were contrasted among text types. Morrow (1989) -
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The moder Age: 1990-2011 (New international Journals, Genre, and Corpus Studies Take Center Stage)
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The foundation Of The Journal of Second Language Writing (JSLW)
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The foundation of Journal of English for Academic Purposes
In 2001, responding to the overwhelming number of articles in ESPJ and elsewhere on academic texts, students, and contexts, Liz Hamp-Luons and Ken Hyland established the JEAP. -
Modern ESP
Diane Belcher has made major contributions to research internationally as co-editor of ESP. Her work in editing ESP volumes on research and practice and her ESP survey articles have enabled students and professionals throughout the world to appreciate the contributions of modern ESP. -
International publications increase in ESP
In many parts of the world, academics are now required to publish in international journals in order to be promoted in their home institutions.