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This chapter will:
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Describe three major trends that impact LSP: increasing globalisation, the development of new communication technologies and new approaches to language and learning.
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Outline some factors arising from each of those trends that are particularly relevant to the field of LSP.
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© 2015 Sandra Gollin-Kies, David R. Hall and Stephen H. Moore
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Gollin-Kies, S., Hall, D.R., Moore, S.H. (2015). Key Trends Affecting Learning, Teaching and Researching LSP. In: Language for Specific Purposes. Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137500762_3
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