Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Contextual Influences on Contemporary Higher Education. 1. An Overview of Universities in the 21st Century: Structures, Funding, Management and Governance / Ian Bruce, (University of Waikato, New Zealand) ; 2. The Therapeutic Turn in Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 'Snowflake Generation' / Dennis Hayes (University of Derby, UK) ; 3. Ideologies and Practices of Internationalization within Universities: Drivers of EAP Provisions / Jenna Mittelmeier and Bowen Zhang (University of Manchester, UK) ; 4. The Economics, Ethics and Discourse of Recruiting 'International Students': Students as Economic Resources / Sylvie Lomer (University of Manchester, UK) -- Part II: Issues Relating to International Students and English Language. 5. International Students in Higher Education, Standards of English and Assessment / Neil Murray (University of Warwick, UK) ; 6. Proofreading in a UK University Writing Centre: Perspectives and Practices / Chang Liu and Nigel Harwood (Sheffield University, UK) ; 7. The Positioning and Purpose of EAP across the University: International Students, Academic Staff and English / Bee Bond (University of Leeds, UK) -- Part III: The Organization and Delivery of EAP Programmes. 8. The Differing Discursive Constructions of EAP within the University: Contrasting Institutional and Language Centre Perspectives / Jennifer J. MacDonald (Dalhousie University, Canada) ; 9. Perspectives on Directing an EAP Centre: Marketization, Massification and the Post-Covid Environment / Richard Simpson (University of Sheffield, UK) ; 10. The Impact of Neoliberal Managerial Policies on the Roles and Identities of Practioners of EAP Pin Precarity (PEAPPs) / Michèle Le Roux (University of Birmingham, UK; Cara (Council for At Risk Academics) Syria Project) -- Part IV: The Collective Structuring and Positioning of EAP and the Future. 11. Association, Power, Politics and Policy / Alex Ding (University of Leeds, UK) and Ian Bruce (University of Waikato, New Zealand) -- Afterword: Post-Pandemic Global Landscapes and EAP / Ian Bruce (University of Waikato, New Zealand) and Bee Bond (University of Leeds, UK) -- References -- Index.

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"This book highlights the centrality of political and ideological issues as they relate to the positioning and practice of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), demonstrating that EAP cannot flourish as a profession or a discipline without an awareness of the macro- and meso-level political shifts that impact the wider university. The volume states that the practices of EAP are, in fact, political acts and examines these as yet unexplored power dynamics. The volume begins by considering key influences that have shaped universities and their governance and management over the last three decades and how these relate to the role and practice of EAP. These influences include neoliberal economic policies, governmental demands for widening participation, globalization, entrepreneurial approaches to higher education, students as clients and therapeutism in universities. Following consideration of these broader contextual issues, specific chapters focus on politics and policies surrounding the recruitment and participation of international, fee-paying students, their positioning and identity within English-medium universities, including issues relating to English language, standards and academic integrity. Further chapters then consider more local influences that shape EAP programmes, such as their strategic roles within universities, their management, their teaching and wider academic impact."-- Provided by publisher.

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