This book provides an insightful series of windows into the
identity of the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) practitioner in
a range of cultural contexts across the world. With contributions
from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore,
South Africa, the UK, and Zimbabwe, each chapter combines
theoretical underpinnings with practical applications, and
implements suggestions and recommendations for how EAP teachers’
roles can be taken forward. In a globalised world where EAP
practice plays an increasingly important role, the reader comes
face to face with the challenges and possibilities facing those who
are supporting academic language development within higher
education (HE) frameworks. This involves considerations of power
dynamics, of differing perceptions of power and identity within an
EAP unit and across an HE institution. The study also discusses how
the field can be enriched through a deeper understanding of issues
of agency and identity that emerge from challenges facing EAP
practitioners who work in contexts beyond the hegemonic West.
Drawing on ethnographic data, the contributors present a broad set
of strategies for countering disciplinary marginalisation and
employment precarity, concluding with a call for enhanced critical
research into the lived experience of EAP professionals, as a key
avenue for effecting change.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
New Perspectives for English for Academic Purposes |
| Release date: |
April 2024 |
| Editors: |
Alex Ding
• Laetitia Monbec
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-26323-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-350-26323-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781350263239 |
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