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Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes

Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes is divided into five sections. In the first section, On LSP Theoretical Models, Michael S. Doyle expands on his previous work of constructing a theoretical framework in Translation Studies (TS) and Business Language Studies (BLS). The second section, On the Current State of LSP, Mary K. Long presents findings on a recent study of the LSP job announcements posted in the MLA Foreign Language Job Information List. The third section, On LSP Programs and Practices, includes four chapters, each depicting an LSP program or curriculum currently offered in higher education. Section four, On the Unexpected LSP Participant, explores two different cases of unexpected LSP participants. Finally, section five, On Methodology, presents three different methodological aspects of LSP.