Averil Coxhead - Vocabulary and English for Specific Purposes Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives

Series editors: Brian Paltridge and Sue Starfield

Routledge Research in English for Specific Purposes is a series of monograph studies showcasing cutting-edge research in the field of English for Specific Purposes. Books in this series provide theoretically innovative and empirically rigorous examples of research that advance understanding of topics within ESP, each providing a comprehensive background, a survey of modern research and avenues for future exploration in the area.

Brian Paltridge is Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney. He has taught English as a second language in Australia, New Zealand and Italy and has published extensively in the areas of academic writing, discourse analysis and research methods. He is editor emeritus for the journal English for Specific Purposes and co-edited the Handbook of English for Specific Purposes (Wiley, 2013).

Sue Starfield is a Professor in the School of Education and Director of The Learning Centre at the University of New South Wales. Her research and publications include tertiary academic literacies, doctoral writing, writing for publication, identity in academic writing and ethnographic research methods. She is a former editor of the journal English for Specific Purposes and coeditor of the Handbook of English for Specific Purposes (Wiley, 2013).

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Vocabulary and English for Specific Purposes Research
Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives
Averil Coxhead

I would like to thank my colleagues and postgraduate students in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, for their advice and feedback on ideas and drafts. Thank you also to all the teacher and student participants and research assistants who have taken part in research that forms a significant portion of this book.

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