近四十年国内外学术英语研究:主题与进展

EAP research over the past 40 years:Topics and development

随着我国高等教育国际化的持续深入,学术英语逐渐成为创新人才培养和科研选题的热点。然而,现有研究同质化现象较为严重。本文采用文献计量方法,分析国内外核心期刊的学术英语论文,追踪该学科领域近40年的发展脉络,梳理和评述研究主题与进展。结果表明,人际互动、身份构建、学术素养、教师发展和学科间性是国外相关研究的重要主题,反映出学术英语研究受应用语言学领域社会文化转向的影响,多聚焦在学术交流背景下语篇、语者与语境之间的关系上。

With the growing internationalization of higher education in China,EAP(English for Academic Purposes) has gained increasing prominence in English-language teaching and research.However,there is an unhealthy homogenization in previous studies.This paper uses a bibliometric analysis to track changes in EAP research over the last 40 years in Chinese and English key publications,aiming to provide an important feedback on EAP teaching and research in local contexts.The results show that interaction,identity,literacy,professional development,and discipline are the five topics arising most significantly in international publications,indicating a focus on the connection among discourse,participants,and context in academic settings under the socio-cultural turn in applied linguistics.