[...]... systematic way English for Academic Purposes: an advanced resource book is designed for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students on language, applied linguistics and TESOL programmes as well as teachers and researchers in the field of language teaching The book provides a platform for readers to engage with the main issues in the field through a series of chapters discussing the main terms and ideas,... implications for the field of EAP 8 Unit A1 Specific or general academic purposes? One key issue surrounding the ways we understand and practise EAP is that of specificity, or the distinction between what has been called English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP) and English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) Following an EGAP approach, teachers attempt to isolate the skills, language forms and study... English for Specific Purposes began in 1980, EAP was established as one of the two main branches of ESP, together with the use of language in professional and workplace settings (sometimes referred to as EOP or English for Occupational Purposes) Since then EAP has grown steadily as English has expanded with the increasing reach of global markets For many countries this has meant that producing an annual... social, cognitive and linguistic demands of academic target situations, providing focused instruction informed by an understanding of texts and the constraints of academic contexts Changing contexts The term English for Academic Purposes seems to have been coined by Tim Johns in 1974 and made its first published appearance in a collection of papers edited by Cowie and Heaton in 1977 (Jordan, 2002) By... discussed in these pages Finally, and as always, my gratitude goes to Fiona Hyland, for her support, her encouragement and her ideas about writing and teaching The author and publisher wish to express thanks to the following for use of copyright materials Reprinted from English for Specific Purposes, 15 (2): Allison, D ‘Pragmatist discourse and English for Academic Purposes pp 85–103, copyright © 1996... pedagogy and study skills, and the expanding global role of academic English • Theme 2 explores key ideas and methods which inform EAP practice, looking more closely at the ways individuals participate in academic life and the theoretical and analytical tools we use to understand these forms of participation Units in this theme concern the influence of discourse, discipline and culture on academic communication... the English- language skills of non-native English- speaking academics, especially those working in non -English- language countries where English is used as the medium of university instruction, such as Hong Kong and Singapore The professional and institutional expectations of these academics are closely aligned with those in the ‘metropolitan’ English- language-speaking countries and whether the academic. .. are using English for their studies differs from teaching those who are learning English for other purposes, and programmes designed to prepare non-native users of English for Englishmedium academic settings have grown into a multi-million-dollar enterprise around the world For many learners, their first taste of academic study is through an EAP pre-sessional course, either in their home or in an overseas... series editors, Chris Candlin and Ron Carter, for inviting me to get involved in this project, and particularly to Chris for his close reading of several drafts of the manuscript and thoughtful suggestions for revisions Thanks too to various classes of students on MA TESOL courses in both Hong Kong and London for guinea-pigging many of the tasks and for their feedback on the ideas and approaches discussed... this regard include skimming and scanning texts for information, paraphrasing and summarizing arguments, conducting library and Internet searches for relevant texts and ideas, taking notes from lectures and written texts, giving oral presentations and contributing to seminars and tutorials (e.g Jordan, 1997) EAP courses should focus on a common core – a set of language forms or skills that are found . Sunderland English for Academic Purposes: An advanced resource book Ken Hyland English for Academic Purposes An advanced resource book Ken Hyland First. Verspoor Corpus-based Language Studies: An advanced resource book Anthony McEnery, Richard Xiao and Yukio Tono Language and Gender: An advanced resource book Jane Sunderland English