The Semiperiphery of Academic Writing: Discourses, Communities and Practices

Author:   K. Bennett
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137351180


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   03 October 2014
Format:   Hardback
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With researchers around the world are under increasing pressure to publish in high-profile international journals, this book explores some of the issues affecting authors on the semiperiphery, who often find themselves torn between conflicting academic cultures and discourses.

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Author:   K. Bennett
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.777kg
ISBN:  

9781137351180


ISBN 10:   1137351187
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   03 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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This edited book provides a collection of twelve chapters discussing issues in relation to the notion of 'Semiperiphery' with a special focus on academic writing. ... this is a very enlightening volume clarifying the key notions and challenges in the semiperiphery. ... will definitely be of interest to all researchers into this topic and provide guidance to scholars in exploring such tensions or conflicts of academic writing and publishing in other geographically and economically semiperipheral contexts. (Erdem Akbas, JELF Journal of English as a Lingua Franca, Vol. 5 (1), 2016) 'This well-edited collection is timely, surprising, and important.' - English for Specific Purposes


'This well-edited collection is timely, surprising, and important.' - English for Specific Purposes


This edited book provides a collection of twelve chapters discussing issues in relation to the notion of 'Semiperiphery' with a special focus on academic writing. ... this is a very enlightening volume clarifying the key notions and challenges in the semiperiphery. ... will definitely be of interest to all researchers into this topic and provide guidance to scholars in exploring such tensions or conflicts of academic writing and publishing in other geographically and economically semiperipheral contexts. (Erdem Akbas, JELF Journal of English as a Lingua Franca, Vol. 5 (1), 2016) 'This well-edited collection is timely, surprising, and important.' - English for Specific Purposes


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Mirela Bardi, Bucharest University of Economics, Romania Rita Queiroz de Barros, University of Lisbon, Portugal Karen Bennett, University of Coimbra and University of Lisbon, Portugal Sally Burgess, University of La Laguna, Spain Olga Dontcheva-Navratilova, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic Anna Gonerko-Frej, Szczecin University, Poland Ana Maru i?, University of Split School of Medicine, Croatia Matko Maru i?, University of Split School of Medicine, Croatia Laura-Mihaela Muresan, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Raffaella Negretti, Stockholm University, Sweden Bojana Petri?, University of Essex, UK Malgorzata Sokól, Szczecin University, Poland Hacer Hande Uysal, Gazi University, Turkey Dimitra Vladimirou, Hellenic American University, Greece

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