This edited volume brings together researchers and practitioners who work in various linguistic frameworks and EAP contexts, with contributions from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, UAE, the UK, Ukraine and the USA. It extends existing linguistic research further by applying theories and approaches and by investigating genres that have received little attention in EAP so far, such as Complex Dynamic Systems Theory, Grice's Cooperative Principle and the article comments and university seminar genres, amongst others.
The volume provides linguistic description of both student and expert genres and provides clear pedagogical implications, in the form of teaching recommendations, suggested teaching activities, evaluation of teaching materials or a practical methodological approach. Overall, by focusing on new areas of linguistic research in EAP, the volume enhances teaching practice and inspires further research and scholarship.
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With an emphasis on authentic academic discourse, Linguistic Approaches in EAP expertly brings a diverse range of theoretical approaches to both challenge and inspire EAP practitioners. This is more than simply putting theory into practice its transformative! -- Patrick Coleman, Lincoln University, New Zealand As researchers, we find this book a refreshing contribution. It offers new perspectives on EAP while embracing diversity. [ W]e highly recommend this book to EAP researchers and practitioners, novice authors, and learners of English as a second language. * Journal of Second Language Writing *
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Explores the language of academic discourse through linguistic approaches which have been little used to date, providing strong pedagogical implications for practitioners and new avenues for researchers.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Notes on Contributors
Series Editors Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction, Milada Walková (University of Leeds, UK)
Part I: Fluency and Range of Expression
2. Formulaic Language in University Seminars: A Comparison of EAP Textbook
Coverage and Authentic Language Use in ELF Settings, Ying Wang (Karlstad
University, Sweden) and Nok Chin Lydia Chan (Karlstad University, Sweden)
3. Moves away from Congruence: Interpersonal, Logical and Grammatical
Metaphor in EAP, Jennifer Walsh Marr (University of British Columbia,
Canada)
Part II: Complexity and Accuracy
4. The Role of Morphological Knowledge in EAP Writing: Evidence-Based Study,
Elizaveta Tarasova (Institute of the Pacific United, New Zealand) and Natalia
Beliaeva (KiwiClass Multicultural Support Services, New Zealand)
5. Non-Finite Clause Use in Novice and Expert Academic Writing: A Corpus
Driven Analysis for EAP Writing Instruction, J. Elliott Casal (University of
Memphis, USA) and Xixin Qiu (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
6. Applying Complex Dynamic Systems Theory in EAP Curriculum Design and
Teaching Practice: Challenges and Possibilities, Rosmawati (Singapore
Institute of Technology, Singapore)
Part III: Appropriateness to Academic Rhetorical Conventions
7. How Does Academic Writing Produced for the Abstracts of Articles in More
and Less Prestigious Journals Reflect Grices Maxims?, Mark Wyatt (Khalifa
University, UAE)
8. Evaluative Genres of Research Communication: Article Comments and Peer
Reviews from Linguistic and Pedagogical Perspectives, Tatyana Yakhontova
(Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine)
9. Conceptual Metaphors as a Resource to Build a Coherent Text: A
Socio-Cognitive Approach to EAP, Tomoko Sawaki (independent researcher)
Index
Milada Walková is Lecturer in EAP at the University of Leeds, UK.
