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The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes
Ken Hyland
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Description for The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes
Hardback. Editor(s): Hyland, Ken; Shaw, Philip. Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 700 pages, 28 black & white tables, 1 colour tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; ESF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
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-four 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 ... Read more
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.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics
Signed by the author
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Number of Pages
670
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138774711
SKU
V9781138774711
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About Ken Hyland
Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Centre forApplied English Studies at the University of Hong Kong. His publicationsinclude Innovation and Change in English Language Education(edited with Lillian Wong, Routledge, 2013), Teaching andResearching Writing, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2009) andEnglish for Academic Purpose s (Routledge, 2006). Philip Shaw is Professor in the Department of English, University of ... Read more
Reviews for The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes
"Don’t do EAP without it! This volume defines—in 45 chapters by the experts who have shaped the field internationally—the current nature and scope, prevailing activities, and conceptual foundations of EAP: an authoritative, clearly organized resource for advanced students, researchers, program administrators, and educators in universities and schools around the world." Alister Cumming, University of Toronto, Canada "This Handbook ... Read more