English for Academic and Specific Purposes in the Classroom From Theory to Practice

Introduction 1. Bridging theories into practices in English language and communication classes in higher education Rosmawati and Marjolijn Verspoor Part I: Genre-based approach 2. Facilitating international student transition to UK higher education: An undergraduate course in academic English and study skills Stefan O'Grady and Kirsty McCall 3. Shifting composition landscapes: Experimental pedagogies in first-year composition Demet Yigitbilek 4. Developing a 2nd-year undergraduate engineering communications module in a UK/China transnational education engineering programme Matthew Ketteringham 5. Developing a discipline-specific, genre-based EAP course in Lebanon: Design, implementation, and evaluation Angela Hakim 6. Socializing public policy students into academic discourse: A genre-based approach Katerina Petchko and Gavin O’Neill 7. Promoting doctoral students’ academic multimodal communication: Insights from a professional development program Vicent Beltrán Palanques Part II: Skills-based approach 8. Reconceptualizing academic literacy development in a Japanese university: An evolving university curriculum through needs analysis Gary G. Fogal and Dennis Koyama 9. Designing an EAP module for foundation-year students at a transnational higher education institution in Uzbekistan Saida Radjabzade and Liliya Makovskaya 10. Scientific method and engineering design meet in the Intensive English Program: Pre-STEM writing and communication course Emilija Jovanovska-Stanton and Ibtesam Hussein 11. “Writing is re-writing”: Developing language awareness through a process-oriented approach in an EFL academic writing course Sin Yu Cherry Chan 12. Using Galperin’s framework to develop students’ academic communication skills in English: A case of an online pre-sessional course Lada Smirnova, Warren Sheard, and Eve Smith 13. Communicating in English in the 21st century: A master’s teacher training course for future secondary education English language professionals Pilar Mur-Dueñas Concluding Remarks 14. Facilitating applied scholarship in the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Ursula Wingate

Biography

Rosmawati is an Assistant Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on academic writing in English. Recently, she guest-edited, with Marjolijn Verspoor and Anne Burns, a special issue on action research in EAP/ESP classrooms for the Journal of English for Academic Purposes.

Marjolijn Verspoor is a Professor Emeritus of English Language at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, and a Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Pannonia, Hungary. Her main research interests are second language development from a dynamic usage-based perspective and instructional approaches in foreign language teaching.

“This timely volume exemplifies the commitment and ingenuity of ESP/EAP teachers in diverse and challenging contexts who bridge theory and practice to make some of the most thoughtful responses to their students’ needs and meet them where they are. Highly recommended for practitioners and researchers who look for innovative curricular designs and practice-grounded inspiration.”

    -Hu Guangwei, Assoc Dean of Faculty of Humanities, Prof of Language and Literacy Education, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Editor-in-Chief for Journal of English for Academic Purposes.

"Rosmawati and Marjolijn Verspoor’s book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in English for academic purposes. It covers a wide range of teaching approaches, programs, and contexts as well as discussing issues that need to be considered in EAP program development and delivery. Readers from across the world will find the book invaluable."

    -Brian Paltridge, Professor of TESOL, University of Sydney.