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...

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Main Authors Ding, Alex (Author), Bruce, Ian (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Linguistics.
Applied linguistics.
English language.
Multilingualism.
Higher education.
Language and languages > Study and teaching.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319597379
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-59737-9
Physical DescriptionXII, 236 p. online resource.

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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.

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