Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes

by John Flowerdew , Matthew Peacock

• ISBN13: 9780521805186
• ISBN10: 052180518X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-23
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The number of non-native students studying in English-medium universities has increased over the past decade. Paralleling this growth is the interest in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). No one research-based volume has yet investigated the theoretical issues and pedagogical concerns of the area. This wide-ranging volume of specially commissioned articles from leading scholars in the field aims to bring to the wider community current research in the field and its implications for pedagogy. It offers a state-of-the-art representation of research in EAP and will help define the field in the coming years.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction to Part 1

Issues in EAP: A Preliminary Perspective John Flowerdew and Matthew Peacock

Language Use, Language Planning and EAP

EAP-Related Linguistic Research: An Intellectual History

Linguistic Research and EAP Pedagogy

International Scientific English: The Language of Research Scientists around the World

Discipline Specificity and EAP

World Englishes: Issues in and from Academic Writing Assessment

Addressing Issues of Power and Difference in ESL Academic Writing

I'll Go with the Group": Rethinking 'Discourse Community' In EAP

EAP Assessment: Issues, Models, and Outcomes

Introduction to Part 2

The EAP curriculum: Issues, Methods, and Challenges

Twenty Years of Needs Analyses: Reflections on a Personal Journey

The Curriculum Renewal Process in English for Academic Purposes Programs

Team Teaching in EAP: Changes and Adaptations in the Birmingham Approach

Does the Emperor Have No Clothes? A Re-Examination of Grammar in Content-Based Instruction

The Specialised Vocabulary of English for Academic Purposes

Language Learning Strategies and EAP Proficiency: Teacher Views, Student Views, and Test Results

Issues in EAP Test Development: What One Institution and Its History Tell Us

Teaching Writing for Academic Purposes

Reading Academic English: Carrying Learners Across the Lexical Threshold

Incorporating Reading into EAP Writing Courses

The Development of EAP Oral Discussion Ability

Second Language Lecture Comprehension Research in Naturalistic Controlled Conditions

Designing Tasks for Developing Study Competence and Study Skills in English

Promoting EAP Learner Autonomy in a Second Language University Context.