The English for Academic Purposes Practitioner : Operating on the Edge of Academia /

This book contextualizes the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), with a particular focus on the professional and academic identity and role of the EAP practitioner. The authors examine previously neglected areas such as the socio-economic, academic and employment contexts within which EAP...

• Main Author: Ding, Alex
• Other Authors: Bruce, Ian
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Lingüística aplicada; Escritura académica; Inglés; Retórica; Educación superior; Lenguaje y lenguas; Multilingüismo
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Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Overview of the Book: The Status of EAP and the Identity of the Practitioner
• Chapter 2. The Wider Context of EAP: Neoliberalism, Globalization, Social Movements and Higher Education
• Chapter 3. The Origins and Nature of EAP
• Chapter 4. Entering the Field of EAP
• Chapter 5. Developing EAP Practitioners
• Chapter 6. EAP Practitioners and Communities
• Chapter 7. Developing EAP as an Academic Field and the Practitioner Role.