Rethinking ESP Teaching in Higher Education: New Horizons Through Cognitive Discourse Functions - Couverture rigide

Nashaat-Sobhy, Nashwa; Carrió-Pastor, Maria Luisa

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3032176131 ISBN 13 : 9783032176134

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2026

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nashwa Nashaat-Sobhy is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Universitat Poiltècnica de València, Spain, specializing in English for Specific and Academic Purposes. Her current research critically examines students' use of Cognitive Discourse Functions through the lens of Legitimation Code Theory, presented at international conferences and published in journals like TESOL Quarterly. She also contributes to national Content and Language Integrated Learning projects, focusing on content-rich, integrated learning, and is active in prominent research groups (GALE, UAM-CLIL, CLILNetLE).

María Luisa Carrió-Pastor is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. She is a highly accomplished scholar with a prolific record, having presented over 150 papers at international conferences and served as a plenary speaker on numerous occasions. Her academic service is extensive, encompassing the management of Cambridge English examinations, holding positions on the executive committees of major linguistics associations, and organizing multiple international conferences. Furthermore, she serves as the editor of a Q2-ranked journal. Dr. Carrió-Pastor has demonstrated significant research output, evidenced by the editing of several books and the publication of over 140 research works in well-known journals and scientific editorials.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3032176131
• ISBN 13: 9783032176134
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
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