Contextualizing English for Academic Purposes in Higher Education: Politics, Policies and Practices (New Perspectives for English for Academic Purposes)

"This book highlights the centrality of political and ideological issues as they relate to the positioning and practice of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), demonstrating that EAP cannot flourish as a profession or a discipline without an awareness of the macro- and meso-level political shifts that impact the wider university. The volume states that the practices of EAP are, in fact, political acts and examines these as yet unexplored power dynamics. The volume begins by considering key influences that have shaped universities and their governance and management over the last three decades and how these relate to the role and practice of EAP. These influences include neoliberal economic policies, governmental demands for widening participation, globalization, entrepreneurial approaches to higher education, students as clients and therapeutism in universities. Following consideration of these broader contextual issues, specific chapters focus on politics and policies surrounding the recruitment and participation of international, fee-paying students, their positioning and identity within English-medium universities, including issues relating to English language, standards and academic integrity. Further chapters then consider more local influences that shape EAP programmes, such as their strategic roles within universities, their management, their teaching and wider academic impact."-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents Illustrations Contributors Preface Series Editors’ Foreword Introduction Part 1 Larger Contextual Influences on Contemporary Higher Education 1 Universities in the Twenty-First Century: Structures, Funding, Management and Governance (Ian Bruce) 2 The Ideologies and Practices of Internationalization within Universities (Jenna Mittelmeier and Bowen Zhang) 3 The Economics, Ethics and Discourse of Recruiting International Students (Sylvie Lomer and Ying Yang) Part 2 Issues Relating to International Students and English Language 4 International Students, Gatekeeping Tests and a Model of EAP Provision (Neil Murray) 5 Proofreading in a UK University Writing Centre: Perspectives and Practices (Chang Liu and Nigel Harwood) 6 The Positioning and Purpose of EAP across the University Curriculum: Highlighting Language in Curriculum Policies (Bee Bond Part 3 EAP Programmes: Conceptualization, Organization and Delivery 7 The Differing Discursive Constructions of EAP within the University: Contrasting Institutional and Language Centre Perspect 8 Perspectives on Directing an EAP Centre (Richard Simpson) 9 The Predicament of PEAPPs: Practitioners of EAP in Precarity (Michèle le Roux) Part 4 Collective Organization and Positioning of EAP and the Future 10 Association: Power, Politics and Policy (Alex Ding and Ian Bruce) 11 Final Reflections: Key Themes and Future Landscapes (Ian Bruce and Bee Bond) Index This book highlights the centrality of political and ideological issues as they relate to the positioning and practice of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), demonstrating that EAP cannot flourish as a profession or a discipline without an awareness of the macro- and meso-level political shifts that impact the wider university. The volume states that the practices of EAP are, in fact, political acts and examines these as yet unexplored power dynamics. 0The volume begins by considering key influences that have shaped universities and their governance and management over the last three decades and how these relate to the role and practice of EAP. These influences include neoliberal economic policies, governmental demands for widening participation, globalization, entrepreneurial approaches to higher education, students as clients and therapeutism in universities. Following consideration of these broader contextual issues, specific chapters focus on politics and policies surrounding the recruitment and participation of international, fee-paying students, their positioning and identity within English-medium universities, including issues relating to English language, standards and academic integrity. Further chapters then consider more local influences that shape EAP programmes, such as their strategic roles within universities, their management, their teaching and wider academic impact