English for professional and academic purposes / edited by Miguel F. Ruiz-Garrido, Juan C. Palmer-Silveira, Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruiz-Garrido, Miguel F., 1968-

Palmer, J. C. (Juan Carlos)

Fortanet, Inmaculada.

Series:

Utrecht Studies in Language and Communication 22.

Utrecht studies in language and communication, 0927-7706 ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Discourse analysis.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

English in academic and professional settings has received great attention over the last 50 years, as its use has become a key asset for anyone interested in improving his/her chances of communicating internationally. However, it still offers rich opportunities for teachers and researchers working on English in specific settings. The aim of English for Professional and Academic Purposes is to offer an overview of several topics within the field of discourse analysis applied to English in academic and professional domains. The book compiles contributions from different origins, ranging from Japan to the USA and several European countries, and covers English as a native, second, foreign and international language. It also deals with various specialities, including academic writing, business discourse or English for medicine, nursing, maritime industry and science and engineering. This volume is divided into three sections: Discourse Analysis of English for Academic Purposes, Professional English and EPAP Pedagogy, since it was conceived as a contribution to the research on how English is analysed as both the discourse of and for effective communication in academic and professional settings, and how it can be applied to teaching. This manuscript offers some fresh insights for those involved or interested in this field of expertise, in an attempt to shed some light on its latest innovations.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Current trends in English for Professional and Academic Purposes / Miguel F. Ruiz-Garrido , Juan C. Palmer-Silveira and Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez

Formality in academic writing: The use/non-use of phrasal verbs in two varieties of English / Dushyanthi Mendis

The ‘dialectics of change’ as a facet of globalisation: Epistemic modality in academic writing / Carmen Pérez-Llantada

Hidden influencers and the scholarly enterprise: A cross-cultural/linguistic study of acknowledgments in medical research articles / Françoise Salager-Meyer , María Ángeles Alcaraz Ariza and Maryelis Pabón Berbesí

Researching into English for research publication purposes from an applied intercultural perspective / Ana I. Moreno

Research reports in academic and industrial research / Philip Shaw

Information use and treatment adherence among patients with diabetes / Ulla M. Connor , Elizabeth M. Goering , Marianne S. Matthias and Robert Mac Neill

“Check it out” – The construction of patient empowerment in health promotion leaflets / Inger Askehave and Karen K. Zethsen

Who “we” are: The construction of American corporate identity in the Corporate Values Statement genre / Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich

Evaluating and designing materials for the ESP classroom / Ana Bocanegra-Valle

From text to task: Putting research on abstracts to work / John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak

Approaching the essay genre: A study in comparative pedagogy / Ruth Breeze

Academic writing in the disciplines: Practices in nursing, midwifery and social work / Julio Gimenez

English language education for science and engineering students / Thomas Orr

Notes on contributors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789042029569

9042029560

OCLC:

649830234

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789042029569 DOI