Full Description
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-five 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.
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Notes on the contributors
Acknowledgements
1
Introduction
Section 1: Conceptions of EAP
Section 2: Contexts for EAP
Section 3 EAP and language skills
Section 4 Research perspectives
Section 5 Pedagogic genres
Section 6 Research genres
Section 7: Pedagogic contexts
Section 8: Managing learning
Index
