Publication

2014 - Springer International Publishing AG

Language

English

Word Count

46,000 words, Guess

Page Count

184 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCL1-991

Description

The critical grounded theory presented in this book offers valuable insights on the social processes and strategies used by Blended English for Academic Purposes Professionals (BLEAPs) at higher education institutions, as they struggle to negotiate the challenges arising from a new focus on recruiting international students and hunting for other resources for their universities. Drawing from in-depth interviews with numerous research participants at over eleven higher educational institutions in the UK, Japan and the United States, this work focuses on those who have been precariously placed as middle manager at many EAP and TESOL programs. Lacking in both positional power or permanence, these 'BLEAPs' are faced with many challenges as they seek to understand  their changing role in higher educational institutions, and engage in strategies that can help them gain greater control over issues in their profession.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • English for Academic Purposes in Neoliberal Universities: a Critical Grounded TheorySpringer International Publishing AG2014-01-01

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