English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) is for students who already know their subject area and need English that matches that subject. It supports academic tasks such as reading articles, writing assignments, giving short talks and working with sources. Some specialist medical and legal materials that were in “Specialist English” have been moved here so that all subject-based academic English is in one place.
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ESAP for arts/humanities (argumentation, close reading, critical essays, referencing).
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Start lessonThis section is for learners who need English for studying law or working with legal texts. It focuses on understanding legal reading tasks, discussing cases, …
Start lessonESAP for education (literature reviews, practitioner inquiry, reflective/critical writing).
Start lessonESAP for engineering (methods, results, technical reports, specs, passive/precision).
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