Conferencing and Presentation English for Young Academics

Abstract

This book can be used in various ways. It can be read as a basic academic overview of the burgeoning genre of conferencing English or as a textbook for those studying applied linguistics. It can be used as training material by teachers of English for Specific/Academic Purposes (ESP/EAP) and as a guide or reference book for novice academics as regarding preferred patterns and forms of spoken conference English. For any and all readers, it is intended to serve as a source of spoken discourse analysis, explanations, suggestions, and considerations that might make academic conference participation or performance more fruitful and effective for both conference attendees and presenters.