English for Academic Purposes

Description: Providing a comprehensive overview of the field of English for academic purposes (EAP) for teachers but also at other central concerns of EAP syllabus and course design; and methodology and materials. students' difficulties; EAP syllabus and course design; evaluation - students and courses; learning styles and cultural awareness; methodology and materials; evaluating materials; academic reading; vocabulary development; academic writing; lectures and note-taking; speaking for academic purposes; reference/research skills examination skills; academic discourse and style; subject-specific language; materials design and production; concerns and research. Appendices: recommended books and journals; educational technology; associations and other organizations; EAP exams and examining bodies; ELT publishers and mail order firms (UK).

Contents: EAP and study skills - definitions and scope; needs analysis; surveys - students' difficulties; EAP syllabus and course design; evaluation - students and courses; learning styles and cultural awareness; methodology and materials; evaluating materials; academic reading; vocabulary development; academic writing; lectures and note-taking; speaking for academic purposes; reference/research skills examination skills; academic discourse and style; subject-specific language; materials design and production; concerns and research. Appendices: recommended books and journals; educational technology; associations and other organizations; EAP exams and examining bodies; ELT publishers and mail order firms (UK).