{"product_id":"contextualizing-english-for-academic-purposes-in-higher-education-9781350230453","title":"Contextualizing English for Academic Purposes in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis excellent collection offers a vibrant and innovative take on the institutional challenges, pedagogic approaches, and structures of provision for EAP.  It draws on expertise in applied linguistics, EAP scholarship, and operational management, as well as reflection on practitioner experience, including precarity. It deserves a wide readership in contemporary international higher education * Joan Turner, Emeritus Professor, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK *\u003cbr\u003eThis first-rate volume is an important and timely contribution to furthering the dialogues, debates, and research in addressing the pedagogical practices, institutional and ideological policies, and historical and political nature of English for Academic Purposes in higher education contexts worldwide. * Christian W. Chun, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA *\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is a valuable addition to the expanding literature on EAP and EMI, and I strongly recommend it to EAP practitioners, researchers, EAP course designers and policy makers. It offers important and insightful contributions that enrich our understanding of EAP practices while also providing practical pedagogical insights applicable in various institutional settings. -- Yasemin Kirkgöz * ESP Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarger \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eContextual Influences on Contemporary Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eUniversities in the 21st Century: Structures, Funding, Management and Governance\u003c\/i\u003e, Ian Bruce, (University of Waikato, New Zealand) 2. \u003ci\u003eThe Ideologies and Practices of Internationalization within Universities\u003c\/i\u003e, Jenna Mittelmeier and Bowen Zhang (University of Manchester, UK) 3. \u003ci\u003eThe Economics, Ethics and Discourse of Recruiting ‘International Students’\u003c\/i\u003e, Sylvie Lomer (University of Manchester, UK) and Ying Yang (University of Manchester, UK \u003cb\u003ePart II: Issues Relating to International Students and English Language \u003c\/b\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eInternational Students in Higher Education: Standards of English and Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e, Neil Murray (University of Warwick, UK) 5. \u003ci\u003eProofreading in a UK University Writing Centre: Perspectives and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e, Chang Liu and Nigel Harwood (Sheffield University, UK) 6. \u003ci\u003eThe Positioning and Purpose of EAP across the University: International Students, Academic Staff and English\u003c\/i\u003e, Bee Bond (University of Leeds, UK) \u003cb\u003ePart III: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAP Programmes: Conceptualization, Organization and Delivery\u003c\/b\u003e 7. \u003ci\u003eThe Differing Discursive Constructions of EAP within the University: Contrasting Institutional and Language Centre Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e, Jennifer J. MacDonald (Dalhousie University, Canada) 8. \u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Directing an EAP Centre,\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Simpson (University of Sheffield, UK) 9. \u003ci\u003eThe Impact of Neoliberal Managerial Policies on the Roles and Identities of Practioners of EAP in Precarity (PEAPPs\u003c\/i\u003e), Michèle Le Roux (University of Birmingham, UK; Cara (Council for At Risk Academics) Syria Project) \u003cb\u003ePart IV: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollective Organization and Positioning of EAP and the Future\u003c\/b\u003e 10. \u003ci\u003eAssociation: Power, Politics and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex Ding (University of Leeds, UK) and Ian Bruce (University of Waikato, New Zealand) 11. \u003ci\u003eFinal Reflections: Key themes, their implications and the future\u003c\/i\u003e, Ian Bruce (University of Waikato, New Zealand) and Bee Bond (University of Leeds, UK) Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019641454935,"sku":"9781350230453","price":90.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350230453.jpg?v=1750780880","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contextualizing-english-for-academic-purposes-in-higher-education-9781350230453","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}