<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is an established domain of research, teaching, and assessment within additional/second language education. In this article we examine the conceptualisation of English that underpins much of its current thinking and pedagogic practice, and raise questions of validity and claims of ‘fit-for-purpose’. In particular we explore issues underpinning EAP assessment and argue that there is a need to reconceptualise the basis of the language model. We propose that given the complex and changing practices in academic communication, there is a good case for broadening the established understanding of Academic English to better reflect target language use. The principles and arguments underlying this discussion are relevant to assessment as well as to EAP more broadly.</p></abstract>

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is an established domain of research, teaching, and assessment within additional/second language education. In this article we examine the conceptualisation of English that underpins much of its current thinking and pedagogic practice, and raise questions of validity and claims of ‘fit-for-purpose’. In particular we explore issues underpinning EAP assessment and argue that there is a need to reconceptualise the basis of the language model. We propose that given the complex and changing practices in academic communication, there is a good case for broadening the established understanding of Academic English to better reflect target language use. The principles and arguments underlying this discussion are relevant to assessment as well as to EAP more broadly.

English for Academic Purposes: A need for remodelling

Englishes in Practice

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English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is an established domain of research, teaching, and assessment within additional/second language education. In this article...

English for Academic Purposes: A need for remodelling

Published Online: Nov 02, 2016

Page range: 55 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eip-2016-0003

Keywords
English for Academic Purposes, English as a Lingua Franca, IELTS, Standardised language assessment, Translanguaging

© 2016 Constant Leung et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

English for Academic Purposes: A need for remodelling

Published Online: Nov 02, 2016

Page range: 55 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eip-2016-0003

KeywordsEnglish for Academic Purposes, English as a Lingua Franca, IELTS, Standardised language assessment, Translanguaging

© 2016 Constant Leung et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
English for Academic Purposes, English as a Lingua Franca, IELTS, Standardised language assessment, Translanguaging