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Review of “Conducting genre-based research in applied linguistics: A methodological guide” 评论《在应用语言学中开展基于体裁的研究：| Conducting genre-based research in applied linguistics：方法论指南》，Matt Kessler、Charlene Polio（编），Routledge，纽约和伦敦（2024 年），39.16 美元（平装本），第 X+247 页，ISBN：9781032292823

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2024-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2024.01.004

Tao Li , Lawrence Jun Zhang

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‘Table 1 shows that…’: A local grammar of graphic data commentary in discourse of Economics 表 1 显示......"：经济学话语中图形数据评论的地方语法

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2024-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2024.01.001

Lei Zhang, Rui Jiang, Junmei Zhang

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Mining emotions in academic writing: A subdisciplinary probe into medical research articles 挖掘学术写作中的情感：医学研究文章的次学科探究

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2024-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2024.01.002

Songyun Chen

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A practitioner's commentary on C. Chan (2009): “Forging a link between research and pedagogy: A holistic framework for evaluating business English materials” C. Chan（2009 年）的实践者评论："建立研究与教学法之间的联系：评估商务英语教材的整体框架"

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2024-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.12.005

Alan Simpson

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.12.003

Javad Zare , Ahmad Al-Issa

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Assembling a justified list of academic words in veterinary medicine: The veterinary medicine academic word list (VMAWL) 编制兽医学学术词表：兽医学学术词表（VMAWL）

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.12.002

Mustafa Özer , Erdem Akbaş

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Strengthening the interface between research and pedagogy in business English and beyond 加强商务英语及其他领域的研究与教学之间的联系

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.12.001

Clarice S.C. Chan

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Developing genre awareness in collaborative academic reading: A case study of novice academic learners 合作学术阅读中体裁意识的培养:以学术初学者为例

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.11.001

Yongchao Deng , Jun Lei , Tan Jin , Jing Chen

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A practitioner's commentary on C. Chan (2019): Long-term workplace communication needs of business professionals 从业者评C. Chan(2019):商务人士的长期职场沟通需求

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-11-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.10.008

Katrin Lichterfeld

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We agree completely with the reviewer, but … ”: Stance in author rebuttal letters for journal manuscript reviews 我们完全同意审稿人的意见，但是……”:期刊稿件审稿作者反驳信中的立场

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.10.004

Yuting Lin

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