Tag: Vistas

Vistas of English for Specific Purposes


Free Download Nadeda Stojkovi, "Vistas of English for Specific Purposes"
English | ISBN: 1443876356 | 2015 | 420 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is one of the most needed forms of English Language Teaching with regards to the adult population in todays global market economy where the English language is a prerequisite for the exchange and communication of professional ideas, best practices, and experiences, and a necessary skill for advancement in ones career. This comprehensive volume brings together the most insightful papers from the First International Conference on Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, titled Connect and Share, held at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering of the University of Ni, Serbia, in May 2013. The collection covers a diverse and extensive list of topics, and provides a number of invaluable contributions which prove the presence of ESP in all continents, and in many different professions, sciences, and businesses. Also of interest is the fact these papers highlight the interrelatedness of ESP and linguistics, the methodology of teaching, sociolinguistics, and a number of other fields relevant to the study and practice of languages. The chapters of this book prove that immense, original, creative and worthwhile research is being conducted in the ever-growing and increasingly relevant field of ESP. At the same time, the book also offers rich insights into many innovative teaching practices that justify ESP as an important area of academic study.

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Planetary Vistas The Landscapes of Other Worlds


Free Download Paul Murdin, "Planetary Vistas: The Landscapes of Other Worlds"
English | ISBN: 3319152416 | 2015 | 196 pages | PDF | 12 MB
The word "landscape" can mean picture as well as natural scenery. Recent advances in space exploration imaging have allowed us to now have landscapes never before possible, and this book collects some of the greatest views and vistas of Mars, Venus’s Titan, Io and more in their full glory, with background information to put into context the foreign landforms of our Solar System. Here, literally, are ‘other-worldly’ visions of strange new scenes, all captured by the latest technology by landing and roving vehicles or by very low-flying spacecraft.

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