EAP-report English for Academic Purp.pptx

EAP-report English for Academic Purp.pptx

1. English for specific academic purposes

2. 01 Distinguish EAP from EOP 03 Objectives 02 Identify the four types of ESAP/EAP situations and its examples Identify the different branches of ESAP/EAP

3. To start with from where students are Needs Analysis Goal directed Step by step Develop academic vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, and speaking

4. EAP

5. Ypsilandis and Kantaridou (2007) defined EAP as “it refers mainly to the academic needs of students and of future professionals who would seek a career in the academic environment” what is English for academic purposes? EAP refers to a specialized branch of English language teaching and learning that focuses on developing the language skills necessary for academic settings, such as universities, colleges, and research institutions.

6. what is English for academic purposes? EAP programs and courses aim to equip students, typically non-native English speakers, with the language proficiency required to succeed in academic contexts, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.

7. English is the universal form of communication in science. Although many countries still publish journals in their native tongue, English is currently the best way to share one's research findings with scientists in other parts of the world. Come to think of it

8. branches of English for academic purposes: 01 ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 02 ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 04 ENGLISH FOR LEGAL PURPOSES 03 ENGLISH FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES

9. (EST) generally refers to English used in scientific publications, papers, textbooks, technical reports and academic lectures (Li Li , 2007). ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

10. This course is basically used in business contexts, such as international trade, commerce, finance, insurance, and banking. ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS This will also enable the learners write concept/business papers, reports, minutes of meeting, and project proposals.

11. English for Medical Purposes (EMP) refers to 'the teaching of English for doctors, nurses, and other personnel in the medical professions. ENGLISH FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES EMP is designed to meet the specific English language needs of the medical learner, focuses on topics specific to the medical field, and focuses on a restricted range of skills which may be required by the medical learner ( Maher, 2008) .

12. Medical students, for example, have to read textbooks and articles, and write essays and clinical reports. ENGLISH FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES

13. Legal English is widely used by lawyers and legal professionals, whether they work in private or public institutions and organizations as: legal advisors, judges, and jurors. ENGLISH FOR LEGAL PURPOSES

14. Types of eap situation: 01 An English-speaking country 02 An English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) situation 04 A situation where all subject courses are taught in the national language, but English may be important for ancillary (helpful) reasons 03 A situation in which certain subjects, such as medicine, engineering, or science.

15. Teaching is done both pre-sessional and in-sessional courses. EAP in an English-speaking country The pre-sessional course generally run for between 4 and 12 weeks prior to the beginning of the academic year and focus on both academic language and the “study skills” related to all the main skills. 

16. EAP in an English-speaking country In-sessional work, however, runs in parallel with the subject courses and therefore provides the opportunity for integrated subject-language teaching and more specific work on the key skills of academic listening, writing and reading, as well as more “common-core” EAP courses.

17. In South-East Asian countries, such as Singapore, Philippines and Malaysia; Eap in An ESL situation English is used throughout the education system, in most cases from the primary school level, in others from the secondary level.

18. It has frequently been observed that the needs of such students overlap those of native English speakers who need to improve their communication skills and those of non-native speakers enrolled in an English-medium course. Eap in An ESL situation

19. In many Middle-East countries English is used as the medium of instruction for certain subjects, particularly medicine, engineering and some science subjects. EAP situations in which certain subject are taught in English There is no particular general tradition or English-medium education in the country.

20. Students begin the courses with a much lower level of English than in the ESL situations described in the previous section. This lower level often leads to a situation where subject lecturers, most of whom are non-native speakers of English, may deliver lectures in a mixture of English and the national language. This may involve delivering the lecture in, say, Arabic, but dictating notes in English. EAP situations in which certain subject are taught in English

21. For example the Jordanian University of Science and - Technology ( JUsT ), students are required to write term papers in English, but lecturers may not pay very much attention to linguistic - errors and weaknesses of presentation (Mustafa, 1995). EAP situations in which certain subject are taught in English

22. EAP has often been referred to as Technical English, and the courses have focused almost exclusively on reading. EAP situations in which certain subject are taught in the national language The sessions are given in the student's native language, which allows the teacher to lead a very extensive discussion about the linguistic aspects of the text and procedures for deducing meaning from a text in a foreign language.

23. A problem for this situation is the students’ motivation. It can be very difficult to decide what students’ real needs are. EAP situations in which certain subject are taught in the national language The mismatch between the institutions’ perception of students’ needs and their true needs often results to lack of student motivation.

24. We began this topic by warning that what works in one situation may not work in another. Which of the four situations do you have experience of?

25. Types of eap situation: 01 An English-speaking country 02 An English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) situation 04 A situation where all subject courses are taught in the national language, but English may be important for ancillary (helpful) reasons 03 A situation in which certain subjects, such as medicine, engineering, or science.

26. Both EAP and EOP are branches of ESP. Eap vs eop

27. In Medical English, it is not always clear whether we are talking about the needs of medical students (EAP), or practicing doctors, or consultants in hospitals (EOP); each one of these groups needs awareness of and an ability to use different genres. Eap vs eop

28. Medical students, for example, have to read textbooks and articles, and write essays and short clinical reports. These are EAP needs. Eap vs eop Practicing - doctors have different needs; as well as reading specialist articles, they may prepare papers and slide presentations for conferences and, if working in an English speaking-country, interact with patients in English. These are EOP needs.

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30. Thank you for listening!