English for academic purposes (EAP) in Asia : negotiating appropriate practices in a global context / edited by Indika Liyanage, Tony Walker.
The adoption of English as the language of study and scholarship is becoming increasingly common among universities across Asia. But does this adoption of the English language not also mean the adoption of Western approaches to scholarship and knowledge? This most timely and important book criticall...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam :
SensePublishers,
2014.
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| Series: | Critical new literacies ;
v. 2. |
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| Summary: | The adoption of English as the language of study and scholarship is becoming increasingly common among universities across Asia. But does this adoption of the English language not also mean the adoption of Western approaches to scholarship and knowledge? This most timely and important book critically examines how EAP practitioners can negotiate between Western and Asian academic practices and approaches to knowledge and scholarship and is essential reading for anyone involved in international education. [Andy Kirkpatrick, Professor in Linguistics, Griffith University] |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 104 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789462097520 (electronic bk.) 9462097526 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-94-6209-752-0 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 24, 2014) |