Abstract
Teaching English for Academic Purposes, and with that a particular ‘brand’ of academic culture, at an African university, ie in a society with a very different historical and cultural background, involves more than just language teaching. After a brief sketch of the historical and sociolingwstic conditions, EAP is contrasted with African oral performance (orature) as this relates to discursive conventions amongst a community of African students; several socio-pragmatic and linguistic aspects are highlighted; and finally the question of assessment is touched upon.
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