English for Academic Purposes

Ken Hyland is Professor of Education and Head of the Centre for Academic and Professional Literacies at the Institute of Education, University of London. He has 26 years experience teaching and researching academic and professional literacies.

• Introduction Part A: Introduction Theme 1: Conceptions and Controversies Unit 1: Specific or General Academic Purposes? Unit 2: Study Skills or Academic Literacy? Unit 3: Lingua Franca or Tyrannosaurus Rex? Unit 4: Pragmatism or Critique? Theme 2: Literacies and Practices Unit 5: Discourses, Communities and Cultures Unit 6: Genre Analysis and Academic Texts Unit 7: Corpus Analysis and Academic Texts Unit 8: Ethnographically-Oriented Analysis and EAP Theme 3: Design and Delivery Unit 9: Needs and Rights Unit 10: Development and Implementation Unit 11: Methodologies and Materials Unit 12: Feedback and Assessment Part B: Extension Theme 1: Conceptions and Controversies Unit 1: Specific or General Academic Purposes? Unit 2: Study Skills or Academic Literacy? Unit 3: Lingua Franca or Tyrannosaurus Rex? Unit 4: Pragmatism or Critique? Theme 2: Literacies and Practices Unit 5: Discourses, Communities and Cultures Unit 6: Genre Analysis and Academic Texts Unit 7: Corpus Analysis and Academic Texts Unit 8: Ethnographically-Oriented Analysis and EAP Theme 3: Design and Delivery Unit 9: Needs and Rights Unit 10: Development and Implementation Unit 11: Methodologies and Materials Unit 12: Feedback and Assessment Part C: Exploration Theme 1: Conceptions and Controversies Unit 1: Specific or General Academic Purposes? Unit 2: Study Skills or Academic Literacy? Unit 3: Lingua Franca or Tyrannosaurus rex? Unit 4: Pragmatism or Critique? Theme 2: Literacies and Practices Unit 5: Discourses, Communities and Cultures Unit 6: Genre Analysis and Academic Texts Unit 7: Corpus Analysis and Academic Texts Unit 8: Ethnographically-Oriented Analysis and EAP Theme 3: Design and Delivery Unit 9: Needs and Rights Unit 10: Development and Implementation Unit 11: Methodologies and Materials Unit 12: Feedback and Assessment. Glossary. References

‘Hyland’s book is a very welcome addition to the literature on teaching English for academic purposes. It covers a wide range of topics, both comprehensively and thoroughly. This book is certain to become key reading for students, teachers and researchers with an interest in the teaching of English for academic purposes.’ - Brian Paltridge, University of Sydney, Australia