Rethinking ESP Teaching in Higher Education

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This book proposes a shift in early higher education instruction, examining why novice ESP students in EFL contexts benefit from focused attention to recurrent academic language functions, rather than being expected to grasp complex, discipline-specific genres from the outset. Motivated by challenges such as the Bologna reform, the spread of English-Medium Instruction (EMI), and increasingly diverse student profiles, the authors draw on Cognitive Discourse Functions (CDFs), taking the position that attention to these cognitive operations and their linguistic realisations can help make academic expectations more accessible to learners who are still developing both disciplinary knowledge and academic language, while scaffolding rhetorical flexibility and genre awareness.

The book provides an empirical exploration of the emergence and realisation of CDFs in undergraduate writing across a range of disciplines. It will be of particular interest to researchers in applied linguistics and language education, especially those working in ESP and EMI contexts.

Nashwa Nashaat-Sobhy is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. Her research examines the acquisition and use of disciplinary literacies across different contexts and educational levels, with a particular focus on the integration of content and language (CLIL). Her work in this area draws on Cognitive Discourse Functions and Legitimation Code Theory and has been published in leading international journals and edited volumes. She is an active member of research groups and networks dedicated to advancing bi-and multilingual disciplinary literacies (UAM-CLIL, CLILNetLE, ICLHE).

María Luisa Carrió-Pastor is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, and a highly accomplished scholar with a prolific publication record in leading international journals and edited volumes. She has an established international research profile in academic and professional discourse, with regular participation in major conferences, including invited plenary talks. She has contributed to the organisation of international conferences and to the management of Cambridge English examinations, holds senior leadership roles in international associations (e.g., AESLA, AILA) and is the editor of an established Q2 journal.

This book proposes a shift in early higher education instruction, examining why novice ESP students in EFL contexts benefit from focused attention to recurrent academic language functions, rather than being expected to grasp complex, discipline-specific genres from the outset. Motivated by challenges such as the Bologna reform, the spread of English-Medium Instruction (EMI), and increasingly diverse student profiles, the authors draw on Cognitive Discourse Functions (CDFs), taking the position that attention to these cognitive operations and their linguistic realisations can help make academic expectations more accessible to learners who are still developing both disciplinary knowledge and academic language, while scaffolding rhetorical flexibility and genre awareness.

The book provides an empirical exploration of the emergence and realisation of CDFs in undergraduate writing across a range of disciplines. It will be of particular interest to researchers in applied linguistics and language education, especially those working in ESP and EMI contexts.

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Nashwa Nashaat-Sobhy

Themen in »Rethinking ESP Teaching in Higher Education«

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) English for Academic Purposes (EAP) English- Medium Instruction (EMI) Cognitive Discourse Functions(CDFs) Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Genre-based instruction Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) Rhetorical flexibility

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“This book harnesses longstanding ESP teaching experience and cogent theoretical analysis to add a fresh dimension to the planning of ESP through Cognitive Discourse Functions (CDFs). I congratulate the authors on a book that will speak to ESP practitioners and researchers alike.” (Christiane Dalton-Puffer, University of Vienna, Austria)

“This book is a timely contribution to the question of how ESP should evolve in a university world increasingly dominated by EMI. The authors centre on Cognitive Discourse Functions (CDFs), showing how these serve as a starting point for meaningful learning by focusing on the core meaning-making operations that underpin academic and professional genres.” (Ruth Breeze, University of Navarra, Spain)

“By addressing the new challenges in ESP and revisiting its role in higher education, this book shows the opportunities of the Cognitive Discourse Function (CDFs) model in ESP as a necessary bridge in the transition between secondary and tertiary education in EFL learning and teaching. An essential resource for ESP and EMI teachers, students and researchers around the world.” (Ana Llinares, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)

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