Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)

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. First book to look at application of EAP research to EAP practice Written by leading researchers and practitioners in the field Explores EAP from a global perspective. Editors: John Flowerdew, City University of Hong Kong. Matthew Peacock, City University of Hong Kong. Publisher's note Frontmatter Contents Contributors Series editor's preface Preface Part I. Issues in English for Academic Purposes Introduction to part I 1 Issues in EAP: A preliminary perspective 2 Language use, language planning and EAP 3 EAP-related linguistic research: An intelectual history 4 Linguistic research and EAP pedagogy 5 International scientific English: The language of research scientists around the world 6 Discipline specificity and EAP 7 World Englishes: Issues in and from academic writing assessment 8 Addressing issues of power and difference in ESL academic writing 9 'I'll go with the group': Rethinking 'discourse community' in EAP 10 EAP assessments: Issues, models, and outcomes Part II. The English for Academic Purposes curriculum Introduction to part II 11 The EAP curriculum: Issues, methods, and challenges 12 Twenty years of needs analyses: Reflections on a personal journey 13 The curriculum renewal process in English for academic purposes programmes 14 Team-teaching in EAP: Changes and adaptations in the Birmingham approach 15 Does the emperor have no clothes? A re-examination of grammar in content-based instruction 16 The specialised vocabulary of English for academic purposes 17 Language learning strategies and EAP proficiency: Teacher views, student views, and test results 18 Issues in EAP test development: What one institution and its history tell us 19 Teaching writing for academic purposes 20 Reading academic English: Carrying learners across the lexical threshold 21 Incorporating reading into EAP writing courses 22 The development of EAP oral discussion ability 23 Second language lecture comprehension research in naturalistic controlled conditions 24 Designing tasks for developing study competence and study skills in English 25 Promoting EAP learner autonomy in a second language university context References Index This first part of the two-part collection, Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes, presents a state-of-the-art collection of research and critical review studies of key issues in the field.