Journal of English Language Studies
Vol 7, No 2 (2022): Available Online in September 2022

The Establishment of Writing Features in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Professional Purposes (EPP) and Its Relations to a Discourse Community

Dedy Subandowo (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
Karlygash Adamova (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Oct 2022

Abstract

The debate about English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has been a primary concern of applied linguists in examining the use of English in a specific domain involving English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Professional Purposes (EPP). Not to mention that writing research has been the focus of attention when dealing with these two different settings. The writers of these two events seem to apply special features to perform an identity and their existence in their community. Therefore, it is worth noting that identifying the features of writing from a global perspective in the specification of EAP and EPP domains leads to a better understanding of their distinctive features. EAP and EPP are classified based on the discourse community theory in studying the distinctions. The data classifications analyzed in the present study were collected based on previous studies of Ruiz-Garrido et al.’s (2010) English Professional and Academic Purposes, and the writing features were classified into five categories in general, including genre, people, linguistic features/content, disciplines, accessibility, setting, convention/moves, and goals.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JELS

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Studies is a registered journal with p-ISSN 2527-7022 and e-ISSN: 2541-5131. This journal is formally published twice annually – every March and September. It covers articles in the fields of English education (EFL/ESL), linguistics, and ...