English for academic purposes : a guide and resource book for teachers / R.R. Jordan.

Call Number	428/.0071
Author	Jordan, R. R., author.
Title	English for academic purposes : a guide and resource book for teachers / R.R. Jordan.
Physical Description	1 online resource (xx, 404 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series	Cambridge language teaching library
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	English for academic purposes and study skills -- 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 -- Study skills and practice (EGAP) -- Academic reading -- Vocabulary development -- Academic writing -- Lectures and note-taking -- Speaking for academic purposes -- Reference/research skills -- Examination skills -- English for specific academic purposes -- Academic discourse and style -- Subject-specific language -- Materials design and production -- concerns and research.
Summary	English for Academic Purposes provides a comprehensive overview of the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for teachers. It not only looks at study skills, but also at other central concerns of EAP, such as needs analysis, syllabus and course design, methodology and materials, learning styles, tests and exams, and academic style and genre analysis. In addition to general EAP, the author also considers subject-specific language and the production of teaching materials. Throughout, the author adopts a user-friendly approach in which theoretical considerations are balanced with practical experience. Issues are discussed and illustrated, but readers are also encouraged to form their own opinions by means of stimulating introspect and discuss sections at the end of each chapter.
Subject	English language Study and teaching (Higher) Foreign speakers. English language Rhetoric Study and teaching. Academic writing Study and teaching.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511733062

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Summary	English for Academic Purposes provides a comprehensive overview of the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for teachers. It not only looks at study skills, but also at other central concerns of EAP, such as needs analysis, syllabus and course design, methodology and materials, learning styles, tests and exams, and academic style and genre analysis. In addition to general EAP, the author also considers subject-specific language and the production of teaching materials. Throughout, the author adopts a user-friendly approach in which theoretical considerations are balanced with practical experience. Issues are discussed and illustrated, but readers are also encouraged to form their own opinions by means of stimulating introspect and discuss sections at the end of each chapter.
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	English for academic purposes and study skills -- 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 -- Study skills and practice (EGAP) -- Academic reading -- Vocabulary development -- Academic writing -- Lectures and note-taking -- Speaking for academic purposes -- Reference/research skills -- Examination skills -- English for specific academic purposes -- Academic discourse and style -- Subject-specific language -- Materials design and production -- concerns and research.
Subject	English language Study and teaching (Higher) Foreign speakers. English language Rhetoric Study and teaching. Academic writing Study and teaching.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511733062