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Linguistic Approaches in English for Academic Purposes: Expanding the Discourse

Milada Walková

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Publish Date: Jul 24th, 2025
  • Pages: 240
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 1.00in - 1.00lb
  • EAN: 9781350300347
  • Categories: Writing - Academic & Scholarly

About the Author

Walková, Milada: - Milada Walková is Lecturer in EAP at the University of Leeds, UK. She has also taught students and/or university teachers at universities in Slovakia, Indonesia and France. Her research interests include linguistic aspects of academic writing, scholarship of EAP and EAP materials development.
Ding, Alex: - Alex Ding is Associate Professor of English for Academic Purposes and Director of Scholarship at the University of Leeds, UK.
Whong, Melinda: - Melinda Whong is Associate Professor of Language Education, and Director of the Center for Language Education at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
Bruce, Ian: - Ian Bruce is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Praise for this book

"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 - it's transformative!" --Patrick Coleman, Lincoln University, New Zealand