Volume 10 of ESP Across Cultures is the second issue in the history of the journal to be devoted to a specific theme within the world of English for Specific Purposes, following on from volume 7 of ESP Across Cultures where the theme was ‘legal English across cultures’. This time the theme is ‘academic English across cultures’. Academic discourse constitutes a ‘growth area’ within the sphere of ESP studies, and several of the papers that have appeared in previous issues of ESP Across Cultures have dealt with the topic. But it was felt that there was room to dedicate an entire issue to the theme, also because the cross-cultural element when applied to academic discourse can offer new, and sometimes unexpected, insights into what has rapidly become a major source of interest over the last two or three decades to linguists, the vast majority of whom work in academia and hence have a ‘vested interest’ in understanding the phenomenon of academic discourse. The ten papers constituting this special issue represent a rich mixture of approaches to academic discourse across cultures, some focusing on comparisons between the academic English used by native speakers as opposed to that of non-native speakers, while others are more concerned with finding effective ways of teaching ESP in an academic context and of assessing learners’ needs.

ESP Across Cultures vol. 10. Special issue 'Academic English Across Cultures'

WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER
2013-01-01

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Volume 10 of ESP Across Cultures is the second issue in the history of the journal to be devoted to a specific theme within the world of English for Specific Purposes, following on from volume 7 of ESP Across Cultures where the theme was ‘legal English across cultures’. This time the theme is ‘academic English across cultures’. Academic discourse constitutes a ‘growth area’ within the sphere of ESP studies, and several of the papers that have appeared in previous issues of ESP Across Cultures have dealt with the topic. But it was felt that there was room to dedicate an entire issue to the theme, also because the cross-cultural element when applied to academic discourse can offer new, and sometimes unexpected, insights into what has rapidly become a major source of interest over the last two or three decades to linguists, the vast majority of whom work in academia and hence have a ‘vested interest’ in understanding the phenomenon of academic discourse. The ten papers constituting this special issue represent a rich mixture of approaches to academic discourse across cultures, some focusing on comparisons between the academic English used by native speakers as opposed to that of non-native speakers, while others are more concerned with finding effective ways of teaching ESP in an academic context and of assessing learners’ needs.
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