The Promise and Precarity of Critical Pedagogy in English for Academic Purposes

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) has become an increasingly prominent sector of the English language teaching profession in British Columbia, providing English language preparation for post-secondary education across a range of disciplines. This theoretical paper gives overviews of EAP and critic...

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Autor principal:	Jennifer Walsh Marr
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	BC TEAL 2021
Materias:	english for academic purposes critical pedagogy international education instructor precarity Education (General) L7-991 English language PE1-3729
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.14288/bctj.v6i1.449 https://doaj.org/article/a952c32d2dfc4e82ac28bd74bceeb715
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a952c32d2dfc4e82ac28bd74bceeb7152021-11-06T00:14:08ZThe Promise and Precarity of Critical Pedagogy in English for Academic Purposeshttps://doi.org/10.14288/bctj.v6i1.4492369-4211https://doaj.org/article/a952c32d2dfc4e82ac28bd74bceeb7152021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs-o.library.ubc.ca/index.php/BCTJ/article/view/449https://doaj.org/toc/2369-4211English for Academic Purposes (EAP) has become an increasingly prominent sector of the English language teaching profession in British Columbia, providing English language preparation for post-secondary education across a range of disciplines. This theoretical paper gives overviews of EAP and critical pedagogy, then delves into four central tenets that are parallel in both fields: decoding, contextualization, praxis, and critical thinking. Beyond the parallels, it explores both promising initiatives and tensions in the enactment of critical pedagogy in EAP, not least of which is the precarity of many instructors in the field. Recognizing the contributions of EAP and moving the field from the margins of the academy would make for better opportunities to realize the full potential of international students and international education through critical pedagogy.Jennifer Walsh MarrBC TEALarticleenglish for academic purposescritical pedagogyinternational educationinstructor precarityEducation (General)L7-991English languagePE1-3729ENBC TEAL Journal, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 132-141 (2021)
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description	English for Academic Purposes (EAP) has become an increasingly prominent sector of the English language teaching profession in British Columbia, providing English language preparation for post-secondary education across a range of disciplines. This theoretical paper gives overviews of EAP and critical pedagogy, then delves into four central tenets that are parallel in both fields: decoding, contextualization, praxis, and critical thinking. Beyond the parallels, it explores both promising initiatives and tensions in the enactment of critical pedagogy in EAP, not least of which is the precarity of many instructors in the field. Recognizing the contributions of EAP and moving the field from the margins of the academy would make for better opportunities to realize the full potential of international students and international education through critical pedagogy.
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The Promise and Precarity of Critical Pedagogy in English for Academic Purposes

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