El Inglés para Fines Académicos: aportaciones en la investigación y enseñanza del discurso científico

Pedro Martín Martín

doi:10.4995/rlyla.2010.756

Authors

Pedro Martín Martín Universidad de La Laguna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/rlyla.2010.756

Keywords:

English for Academic Purposes, Genre Analysis, Contrastive Rhetoric

Abstract

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is one of the fastest-expanding sub-branches of Applied Linguistics. In this fi eld of knowledge, research carried out in the areas of Genre Analysis and Contrastive Rhetoric has had particular relevance due to their valuable contribution to pedagogical material design. This paper surveys the evolution of EAP from its origins and its contribution to the analysis of scientifi c discourse. Within the Genre Analysis paradigm, this paper also explores the concepts of "discourse community" and "genre", and the importance that these concepts have today in academic discourse research. Moreover, this paper gives an account of the role of rhetoric studies, and particularly Contrastive Rhetoric, in the development of written compositions and the analyses of written discourse in academic contexts.

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