Researching Contexts, Practices and Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes [electronic resource] /
Blaj-Ward, L.author.
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.
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Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Beginning a journey ...; 1.2 Mapping the EAP field: teaching practice and research; 1.3 The nature of EAP research; 1.4 Routes for developing research capacity; 1.5 Dissemination and contexts; 1.6 Annotated bibliography; 2 Researching the HE Context Outside the EAP Classroom; 2.1 Points of departure for research into higher education; 2.2 Disciplines, disciplinarity, teaching and learning; 2.2.1 Improving what Business students learn at university
2.2.2 Students' perceptions, expectations and experiences of learning and teaching in Art and Design2.2.3 Assessment feedback and employability in Science and Technology; 2.3 Academic writing and assessment; 2.4 Technology and higher education; 2.5 Professional services in higher education institutions; 2.6 Exploring dimensions of internationalisation in the higher education context to frame and contextualise EAP research; 2.7 Closing section; 3 Researching EAP Materials and Course Design; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Scenarios
3.3 Target needs analysis for materials and course design: principles and methodologies for exploring academic discourse3.4 Case studies: needs analysis in practice; 3.5 Research into EAP materials development and use; 3.6 EAP and technology; 3.7 Scenarios revisited; 3.8 Some methodological considerations for research and sustainable curriculum design; 4 Researching Student Participation in the EAP Setting; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Students at the centre of the needs analysis process; 4.3 Student engagement with materials and activities in the EAP classroom
4.4 Exploring critical thinking and reading in EAP4.5 A broader view of students' experience of studying abroad; 4.6 Student performance and EAP assessment; 4.7 Student perceptions of the design and quality of EAP provision; 4.8 Closing section; 5 Researching Tutor Participation in the EAP Learning Context; 5.1 Researching tutor participation in the EAP learning context: what and why?; 5.2 Exploring EAP tutors' professional beliefs and knowledge; 5.3 Teacher talk and classroom language in the EAP context; 5.4 Tutor involvement in feedback and assessment in the EAP context
5.5 Peer observation and staff development in EAP5.6 Management and leadership in EAP; 5.7 Reflections on choice of methodologies and methods and ethical constraints; 5.8 Implications of research for policy, strategic planning and resource allocation; 6 Exploring the Quality, Relevance and Impact of EAP; 6.1 The meanings of quality in higher education; 6.2 Quality assurance frameworks; 6.3 Student satisfaction surveys, institutional responses and alternatives to survey data; 6.4 Some additional research into quality assurance; 6.5 Evaluating EAP provision
6.6 Quality assurance and enhancement in practice
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Language and education.
Applied linguistics.
Linguistics.
Language and languages—Study and teaching.
English language.
Language Education.
Applied Linguistics.
Linguistics, general.
Language Teaching.
English.