Designing an ESP Textbook for Political Scientists
Roč.6,č.2(2016)
A shortage of suitable textbooks is well known in the ESP community. Many teachers thus have to design materials themselves. In this article, the underlying principles and the process of designing a subject-specific ESP textbook for political scientists will be described and the textbook itself will be introduced.
ESP; textbook design; Political Science; needs analysis
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