New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2016. The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to English for Academic Purposes (EAP), covering the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this fast growing area of applied linguistics. Forty-four chapters are organised into eight sections covering: Conceptions of EAP; Contexts for EAP; EAP and language skills; Research perspectives; Pedagogic genres; Research genres; Pedagogic contexts; Managing learning.