Explored the importance of interdisciplinary practice in academia and analyzed the roles of writing, teaching, and evaluation in interdisciplinary research. The book showcases the challenges and opportunities of interdisciplinary collaboration through case studies, and proposes strategies to promote interdisciplinary communication and cooperation.

1 Introduction

The importance of interdisciplinary research in academia is increasingly prominent, aimed at solving complex problems and promoting the growth of related academic works. The field of applied linguistics is facing new challenges, with blurred disciplinary boundaries and an increase in interdisciplinary studies, making academic English teaching and research more complex. Although there have been significant achievements in describing disciplinary communicative behavior in the EAP/ESP field, there are still shortcomings in emerging and interdisciplinary research. This book delves into EAP/ESP research in interdisciplinary contexts, including text genres, discourse features, teaching evaluation, professional settings, and curriculum development.

2 Content Introduction

Introduced the structure and content of the book 'Interdisciplinary Practice in Academia: Writing, Teaching, and Evaluation'. The book consists of an introduction and a main body, with the introduction section jointly written by two authors, discussing interdisciplinary concepts and their impact on applied linguistics and higher education, and summarizing the content of each chapter. The main text is divided into two parts, totaling ten chapters. The first part (Chapters 1-4) focuses on the language features and discourse resources of interdisciplinary written language texts, such as genre, citation, text voice, evaluative language, and position markers. The second part (Chapters 5-10) explores interdisciplinary issues from a macro perspective, such as academic English curriculum design, academic literacy curriculum development and teaching, language proficiency assessment, etc.

3 Brief Review

This book delves into interdisciplinary research in the field of academic English, presenting cutting-edge dynamics and innovations in the field. The book explores interdisciplinary definitions and concepts from multiple perspectives, including the emergence of emerging disciplines, cooperation between traditional disciplines, and interdisciplinary collaboration between academia and various sectors of society. In terms of theory, genre flexibility and a three-dimensional evaluation model have been proposed, deepening the understanding of genre theory in interdisciplinary contexts. In terms of application value, the book provides new ideas for teaching practice, covering the teaching and reflection of various courses, and has enlightening significance for teachers in the EAP/ESP field. There are various research methods, including case studies, interview studies, and corpus based research, which provide reference for researchers. Cultural diversity is also a major feature of this book, with research conducted in multilingual and different cultural contexts, involving multilingual writers, academic English teachers and students from different countries, providing rich cultural perspectives for interdisciplinary practice.

4 Future research prospects

This book integrates academic English and specialized English research in interdisciplinary contexts, but the research perspectives are scattered and lack effective connections. Future research can conduct empirical studies at the levels of vocabulary, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, etc., expand text types, and use multidimensional analysis techniques to mine data. At the same time, the sample size should be expanded to compare and analyze the impact of epistemological differences between different disciplines on the characteristics of interdisciplinary discourse and the difficulty of cooperation. This book provides new ideas and frameworks for interdisciplinary language research, teaching evaluation, and educational management, with academic value and teaching significance.