... to teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP). In particular, it examines Critical Pedagogy, Pragmatic Pedagogy and Critical-Pragmatic Pedagogy in the context of teaching academic writing to university students. This is an important issue as there is widespread debate as to what constitutes effective EAP instruction within the academic sphere. The conflicting perspectives are that a critical approach ... on structure and 'the notions of theory and practice' (Williams: 1983). There is also support for a hybrid approach to EAP learning, known as critical pragmatism. This method enco...

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