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English for Academic and Specific Purposes in the Classroom

From Theory to Practice

Rosmawati (Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore) Marjolijn Verspoor (University of Pannonia, Hungary)

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English
Routledge
22 May 2025
This volume showcases curriculum designs, instructional strategies, classroom challenges, and assessment practices in courses around the world introduced to meet the demand for English language skills for academic (EAP) or specific purposes (ESP) in higher education settings. Particularly in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) institutions, the courses are frequently part of the curriculum, regardless of discipline or specialization. Given the prevalence of such courses, it is important to understand how they are implemented.

Many theories and models have inspired and underpinned these courses, including genre-based instruction, Writing in the Disciplines, Systemic Functional Linguistics, the academic literacies model, and translanguaging. Often, these are combined with various pedagogical approaches such as constructive alignment, flipped learning, learning-oriented assessment, Galperin’s theory of Systematic Formation of Mental Actions (SFMA), the study skills models, pedagogical cultural-historical activity theory, and the TESOL teaching-learning cycle. This book showcases how these are implemented in EAP/ESP classrooms.

This volume gives a voice to instructors whose experience in real-life classrooms is invaluable to inform research and policies as well as to refine theories. It serves as a venue for conversation among the community of practitioners and researchers of applied linguistics and language teaching.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   640g
ISBN:   9781032749983
ISBN 10:   1032749989
Series:   Routledge Research in Language Education
Pages:   242
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

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

“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.


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