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]
Cuprins
Preface; 1. Accommodating Asian EAP Practices within Postgraduate Teacher Education: Perspectives from Australia; 2. Opportunities and Challenges for Negotiating Appropriate EAP Practices in China; 3. English for Academic Purposes in Plurilingual Pakistan; 4. EAP in Nepal: Practitioner Perspectives on Multilingual Pedagogy; 5. Critical Thinking Skills in the EAP Classroom: Negotiating Tensions in the Sri Lankan Context; 6. Balancing Conformity and Empowerment: Critical Needs Analysis in an EAP Course at Dhaka University; 7. EAP in Asia: Challenges and Possibilities; Subject Index.