ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to English for Academic Purposes (EAP), covering the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this fast growing area of applied linguistics. Forty-four chapters are organised into eight sections covering:
- Conceptions of EAP
- Contexts for EAP
- EAP and language skills
- Research perspectives
- Pedagogic genres
- Research genres
- Pedagogic contexts
- Managing learning
Authored by specialists from around the world, each chapter focuses on a different area of EAP and provides a state-of-the-art review of the key ideas and concepts. Illustrative case studies are included wherever possible, setting out in an accessible way the pitfalls, challenges and opportunities of research or practice in that area. Suggestions for further reading are included with each chapter.
The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes is an essential reference for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of EAP within English, Applied Linguistics and TESOL.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |54 pages
Conceptions of EAP
part |56 pages
Contexts for EAP
part |66 pages
EAP and language skills
chapter |13 pages
Language and L2 writing
part |104 pages
Research perspectives
part |81 pages
Pedagogic genres
part |67 pages
Research genres
chapter |15 pages
Interpersonal meaning and audience engagement in academic presentations
part |70 pages
Pedagogic contexts
part |106 pages
Managing learning