03488nam 2200685 450 991046000520332120200520144314.094-6209-752-610.1007/978-94-6209-752-0(CKB)3710000000230887(EBL)1973992(SSID)ssj0001354118(PQKBManifestationID)11764809(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001354118(PQKBWorkID)11316961(PQKB)10335219(MiAaPQ)EBC3034982(DE-He213)978-94-6209-752-0(OCoLC)891177826(nllekb)BRILL9789462097520(Au-PeEL)EBL3034982(CaPaEBR)ebr10928287(CaONFJC)MIL764140(PPN)181351404(MiAaPQ)EBC1973992(Au-PeEL)EBL1973992(EXLCZ)99371000000023088720140919h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnglish for academic purposes (EAP) in asia negotiating appropriate practices in a global context /edited by Indika Liyanage, Tony Walker1st ed. 2014.Rotterdam, Netherlands :Sense Publishers,2014.©20141 online resource (112 p.)Critical New Literacies ;Volume 2Description based upon print version of record.94-6209-751-8 94-6209-750-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material /Indika Liyanage and Tony Walker -- Accommodating Asian EAP Practices within Postgraduate Teacher Education /Indika Liyanage and Tony Walker -- Opportunities and Challenges for Negotiating Appropriate EAP Practices in China /Yanmei Gao and Brendan Bartlett -- English for Academic Purposes in Plurilingual Pakistan /Hina Ashraf , Luqman Hakim and Irum Zulfiqar -- EAP in Nepal /Madhav Kafle -- Critical Thinking Skills in the EAP Classroom /Maya Gunawardena and Eleni Petraki -- Balancing Conformity and Empowerment /Raqib Chowdhury and Munasir Kamal -- EAP in Asia /Suresh Canagarajah -- Subject Index /Indika Liyanage and 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 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].Critical New Literacies: The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning (PELT)English languageStudy and teachingForeign speakersEnglish languageStudy and teachingAsiaEnglish languageStudy and teachingForeign speakers.English languageStudy and teaching428.0071Liyanage IndikaWalker TonyMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460005203321English for academic purposes (EAP) in asia2462604UNINA