Academic Literacy in English for Academic Purposes Principles and Practices

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Academic Literacy in English for Academic Purposes presents theory- and research-informed teaching approaches to EAP underpinned by the concept of academic literacy. Each chapter begins with a discussion of the relevant theoretical frameworks followed by an overview of recent research studies before proposing teaching approaches to support students in these areas. The book: challenges narrow conceptions of EAP by emphasising its core mission of developing academic literacy across disciplines promotes genre-specific teaching approaches for the development of academic literacy advocates the integration of academic literacy instruction into subject curricula and discusses different types and l…