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The best of both worlds? Towards an English for Academic Purposes/Academic Literacies writing pedagogy

Bibliographic Data

ID4097779
AuthorsUrsula Wingate (0000-0002-4064-3559, King's College School, corresponding author), Christopher Tribble (0000-0001-8912-8796, King's College London)
Year2012
Volume37
Issue4
Pages481-495
Publication date2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2010.525630
OpenAlexW2058555645
LanguageEN
Citations received49
References cited42

This article is a review of two dominant approaches to academic writing instruction in higher education, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), which is used internationally, and Academic Literacies, which has become an influential model in the UK. The review was driven by a concern that Academic Literacies has been mainly focused on the situations of ‘non-traditional’ students, and has not sufficiently acknowledged the theoretical and pedagogical potential of EAP for developing a mainstream instructional model. Another concern was that EAP is too focused on the needs of non-native speakers of English and has, therefore, failed to make an impact on mainstream writing instruction. The aim of this article is to critically examine both approaches and to identify shared principles that can be used for developing relevant writing support programmes for students from all backgrounds at UK universities and elsewhere

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Citations per year3,77
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 44

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