The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes

The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes offers an accessible, authoritative, and comprehensive introduction to English for Academic Purposes (EAP), covering the main theories, concepts, contexts, and applications of this rapidly-growing area of applied linguistics.Fully updated to reflect the latest developments and research, the new edition includes new contributions on: - bibliometric research approaches, - digital genres, - 3-minute theses, - corpus-based teaching, - online teaching, - Artificial Intelligence in teaching and learning, - teacher professional development, teacher expertise, and practitioner research.Authored by specialists from around the world, each chapter focuses on a different area of EAP and provides a state-of-the-art review of the key ideas and concepts. Illustrative case studies are included wherever possible, setting out in an accessible way the pitfalls, challenges, and opportunities of research or practice in that area. Suggestions for further reading are included with each chapter.The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes is an essential reference for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of EAP within English, Applied Linguistics, and TESOL.