ABSTRACT
The previous chapter offered an example of a paired EAP writing/anthropology course in which students worked collectively to meet the limit-situations presented by abstract material and ambiguous assignment guidelines. Implied in that example was needs analysis, that is, discovering target demands. Also implied was rights analysis, keeping open the possibility of challenging unreasonable requirements and conditions (Benesch, 1999a). However, the focus here is more directly on the relationship between needs and rights analysis, to explore critical EAP’s role in balancing target requirements and student dissent.
