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From the Editors With this issue we complete Volume 11 of English fov .‘$ecz$c Purposes.

During 1992 we have published 14 articles, 1 research & discussion note, and 5 reviews. In contrast, in 1991 we carried 11 articles, 3 R & Ds, and 11 reviews. The rise in this year’s number of full-length studies reflects the increasing quality and depth of the accepted submissions. However, we hasten to add that we remain eager to consider for publication shorter and more narrowly focussed pieces. Even with a page budget increased to 275 pages a year, it is still often easier to find early space for an R & D than for a 30-page manuscript. The fall in the number of reviews is disappointing, and anybody interested in reviewing a suitable book should contact the Reviews Editor, Betty Lou Dubois, at Communication Studies, Box 3W/Las Cruces, New Mex- ico State University, New Mexico 88003-0023, USA. Prospects for Volume 12 look good as we currently have around 25 manuscripts under active consider- ation.

Further to our note in the previous “From the Editors” about the new ESP Interest Section (IS) in TESOL, we can now remind readers that the IS has started a newsletter. Those with possible material should send it to one of the following co-editors:

Mary McSwain VIA-USA Institute 400 E. Evergreen Blvd. Suite 314 Vancouver, WA 98660, USA

Roberta Rettner American Ways 25 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036, USA

Two of the four articles in this issue report on ESP-driven discourse studies. Maier analyses NS and NNS responses to a business-letter writing task. Her most important conclusion is that even grammatically flawless NNS writing may still receive a negative response if the politeness strategies are inappro- priate for anglophone culture. Gosden’s meticulous study of research articles shows, among other things, that thematic choices can be related to the rhe- torical goals of particular sections of the texts.

The other two articles are usefully varied in topic and approach. The Hylands take on some of the major issues pertaining to the design and implementation of task-based ESP syllabuses. Somewhat unusually for the journal, the article by Paltridge discusses ESP testing, and describes the development of an EAP Placement Test in New Zealand. As usual, the authors of this issue are spread widely around the world with current addresses in Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Venezuela.

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have acted as reviewers of manuscripts in the last year. Thanks to Michael Agar, Dwight Atkinson, Michael Baldzikowski, Martin Bates, Geoff Barnbrook, Meriel Bloor, Tom Bloor, David Charles, Ulla Connor, Gary Cook, Malcolm Coul- thard, Florence Davies, Barbara Dobson, Soledad Dargham, Kirstin Fredtick-

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son, Peter Fries, Martin Hewings, John Higgins, Mike Hoey, Andy Hopkins, Sunny Hyon, Karl James, Rodney Johnson, Chris Kennedy, Philip King, Usha Lackshmanan, Margaret Leubs, Tony Lynch, Anna Maurenen, John Myhill, Leslie Olson, Maria Parker, Debbie Poole, Pauliie Robinson, Betty Samraj, John Sinclair, Mike Scott, Laura Smith, Ann Snow, Jim Stratman, Ray Williams, Janet Yong, and George Yule.

The Dan Horowitz Award for the Best Article Published in 1991

Winner

Peter Master for “Active Verbs With Inanimate Subjects in Scientific Prose.”

Runners-Up

Colin Bawon for “Material Thoughts: ESP and Culture.” Maria Tarantino for “English for Science and Technology: A Quest for

Legitimacy.”

In early 1992 the members of the editorial board voted on the first Dan Horowitz Award to be given to the author of the best article published in Volume 10 (1991). The voting was extremely close with a large number of papers receiving support.

In their returns many members commented on the overall quality of the papers, the difbculties in coming to a decision, and the value of being required to review the volume in its entirety. A modest check has been sent to the winner, Peter Master. We would like to thank those who have made contri- butions to the Horowitz Award Fund during the past year, and continue to hope that others can be persuaded to offer a donation, however small Checks can be sent to any of the editors.

TDE

JMS