English for Academic Purposes and study skills-
Outline
- Purpose: To summarize the main features of EAP
- Thesis: EAP involves communication skills
required in formal education systems
- Audience: ESL students and teacher at higher
education systems.
1- Definition of EAP
A-History: First recorded use of the term in 1974.
2- Range of settings:
a. Students may need EAP
i. higher education studies
ii. pre-departure courses
3 - Course elements
a. Formal
teaching programmes
b. Self-access
situations
c. Distance-learning
materials
d. Computer-assisted
language learning
4- Coverage:
a. TENOR (teaching of English for No Obvious Reason) = EGP
(English for General Purposes)
b. ESP (English for Specific Purposes)
i. English for Occupational /Vocational/ Professional Purposes
(EOP / EVP / EPP)
ii. English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
a)
common core/ study skills = EGAP
1. Study skills: Abilities, techniques, and strategies used when
reading, writing or listening for study purposes. (Richards, Platt and Platt,
1992).
b) subject-specific
= ESAP.
1. Subject-specific English: language needed for a particular
academic subject (language structure, vocabulary, particular skills needed
for the
subject, and appropriate academic conventions)
5- Conclusion
Reference
JORDAN, R. (1997). English for
Aademic Purposes - A guide and recsourse book for teachers. Cambridge,
UK: Cambridge university Press
