| dc.description.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. | en_US |
