This paper concerns the teaching of English to learners who are studying, or will soon study, engineering and who are expected to do at least part of their studying through textbooks written in English. Such students, especially in universities in developing countries, often find themselves very poorly equipped by their secondary education for…

This article describes the development and implementation of a low-cost self-access language center for students and faculty participating in English for Science and Technology (EST) courses at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua, Leon. It discusses the phasing-in of self-access facilities, learner preparation and training, and staff…

Provides a rationale for considering English for specific purposes in terms of "appropriate technology"; surveys the philosophical and intellectual underpinnings of the appropriate technology movement; defines key terms and clarifies them with language teaching examples; and briefly considers some objections to the notion of appropriate…