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Autore |
Hadley Gregory |
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Titolo |
English for Academic Purposes in Neoliberal Universities: A Critical Grounded Theory / / by Gregory Hadley |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2015.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (195 p.) |
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Collana |
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Educational Linguistics, , 2215-1656 ; ; 22 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language and languages - Study and teaching |
Applied linguistics |
Education, Higher |
Language Education |
Applied Linguistics |
Higher Education |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements -- Table of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Setting the Stage: Context, Concepts, and Theoretical Constructions -- Chapter 2 EAP in the Third Space of Neoliberal Universities -- Chapter 3 The Emergence of Blended EAP Professionals -- Chapter 4 Hunting and Gathering -- Chapter 5 Weighing and Measuring -- Chapter 6 Molding and Shaping from On High -- Chapter 7 Mobbing, Struggling, and Managing: A Story of Professional Disarticulation -- References. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The critical grounded theory presented in this book offers valuable insights on the social processes and strategies used by Blended English for Academic Purposes Professionals (BLEAPs) at higher education institutions, as they struggle to negotiate the challenges arising from a new focus on recruiting international students and hunting for other resources for their universities. Drawing from in-depth interviews with numerous research participants at over eleven higher educational institutions in the UK, Japan and the United States, this work focuses on those who have been precariously placed as middle manager at many EAP and TESOL programs. Lacking in both positional power or |
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