Contextualizing English for Academic Purposes in Higher Education

Ian Bruce is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Bee Bond is Associate Professor of EAP at the University of Leeds, UK.

• Part I: Larger Contextual Influences on Contemporary Higher Education1. Universities in the 21st Century: Structures, Funding, Management and Governance, Ian Bruce, (University of Waikato, New Zealand)2. The Ideologies and Practices of Internationalization within Universities, Jenna Mittelmeier and Bowen Zhang (University of Manchester, UK)3. The Economics, Ethics and Discourse of Recruiting ‘International Students’, Sylvie Lomer (University of Manchester, UK) and Ying Yang (University of Manchester, UKPart II: Issues Relating to International Students and English Language 4. International Students in Higher Education: Standards of English and Assessment, Neil Murray (University of Warwick, UK)5. Proofreading in a UK University Writing Centre: Perspectives and Practices, Chang Liu and Nigel Harwood (Sheffield University, UK)6. The Positioning and Purpose of EAP across the University: International Students, Academic Staff and English, Bee Bond (University of Leeds, UK)Part III: EAP Programmes: Conceptualization, Organization and Delivery7. The Differing Discursive Constructions of EAP within the University: Contrasting Institutional and Language Centre Perspectives, Jennifer J. MacDonald (Dalhousie University, Canada)8. Perspectives on Directing an EAP Centre, Richard Simpson (University of Sheffield, UK)9. The Impact of Neoliberal Managerial Policies on the Roles and Identities of Practioners of EAP in Precarity (PEAPPs), Michèle Le Roux (University of Birmingham, UK; Cara (Council for At Risk Academics) Syria Project)Part IV: Collective Organization and Positioning of EAP and the Future10. Association: Power, Politics and Policy, Alex Ding (University of Leeds, UK) and Ian Bruce (University of Waikato, New Zealand)11. Final Reflections: Key themes, their implications and the future, Ian Bruce (University of Waikato, New Zealand) and Bee Bond (University of Leeds, UK)Index

This excellent collection offers a vibrant and innovative take on the institutional challenges, pedagogic approaches, and structures of provision for EAP. It draws on expertise in applied linguistics, EAP scholarship, and operational management, as well as reflection on practitioner experience, including precarity. It deserves a wide readership in contemporary international higher education