CRITICAL ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES: THEORY, POLITICS, AND PRACTICE. Sarah Benesch. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2001. Pp. xiv +162. $39.95 cloth, $18.50 paper

In this short volume, Benesch makes a timely and useful contribution to emerging debates about future directions for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and for ESL classes in university settings. The book is divided into two parts. The first, consisting of the opening four chapters, deals with historical, theoretical, and political issues; the second, entitled “Practice,” offers four case studies of Benesch's attempts to develop a critical EAP pedagogy in the New York area, followed by a closing “Implications” chapter.