English for the Students of Maritime Studies, an EAP textbook for undergraduate university students of Maritime Studies, aims to develop the learners’ reading ability in academic contexts. To this end, it:
• includes a variety of up-to-date authentic texts from a wide range of text types and genres
• focuses on fostering reading skills and strategies helpful in disciplinary contexts
• has a broad range of meaningful and engaging tasks and activities
• organizes units around themes to make them reader-friendly
• involves in-depth vocabulary activities
• provides great opportunities for improving grammar in context
• uses translation as both a reading practice and a translation activity
دکتر هوشنگ خوش سیما ، متولد 1336 ، دانشیار آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه دریانوردی و علوم دریایی چابهار است. او لیسانس زبان انگلیسی،دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی ، فوق لیسانس آموزش زبان انگلیسی دانشگاه تهران و دکتری آموزش زبان انگلیسی- دانشگاه اصفهان را دارد.