Researching Contexts, Practices and Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes

Blaj-Ward, Lia

ISBN 10: 1137331860 / ISBN 13: 9781137331861

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Beschreibung

This book is a point of reference for EAP professionals planning to conduct or commission research into learning, teaching, professional development or quality assurance in EAP. It draws on academic and professional debates to inspire further research and practical initiatives to enhance EAP provision. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; EBA; ESF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390. . 2014. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781137331861

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Researching Contexts, Practices and Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1137331860
• ISBN-13: 9781137331861
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Researching Contexts, Practices and Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes draws on the existing academic knowledge base and on current professional debates in order to inspire further research in the EAP field. It offers decision-makers in a range of EAP contexts guidelines on how to commission and evaluate research and how to implement findings to enhance EAP provision. Paying particular attention to the positionality of researchers and the purpose for which they are conducting or commissioning research, the volume looks in turn at options for exploring the wider context in which EAP provision is embedded, needs analyses, materials development and syllabus design, student learning, professional development of staff in EAP, and quality assurance of EAP provision. The book provides overviews of studies to use as key points of reference when engaging in or with EAP research, as well as hypothetical research project vignettes that offer readers opportunities for methodological reflection.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Lia Blaj-Ward is a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, UK, where she coordinates in-sessional EAP provision for the College of Art, Design and the Built Environment, and teaches on a range of EAP courses. She is currently researching strategies and models of quality assurance and enhancement in EAP and is engaged in facilitating EAP researcher development.