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Theory and Concepts of English for Academic Purposes

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Ian Bruce

    1. University of Waikato, New Zealand

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Part I A Theoretical Basis for English for Academic Purposes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to EAP: Key Issues and Concepts

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 3-14

    3. Investigating the Academic World

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 15-35

    4. Students’ Needs and EAP Course Design

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 36-49

  3. Part II The Design of EAP Courses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Developing an EAP Syllabus: Approaches and Models

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 53-65

    3. EAP Courses and Subject Discipline Knowledge

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 66-82

    4. EAP Courses and Language Knowledge

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 83-100

  4. Part III The Implementation of EAP Courses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. EAP and Teacher Competencies

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 103-117

    3. EAP and Teaching the Writing Skill

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 118-139

    4. EAP and Teaching the Reading Skill

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 140-153

    5. EAP and Teaching the Listening Skill

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 154-176

    6. EAP and Teaching the Speaking Skill: Teaching Critical Thinking

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 177-195

    7. EAP and Assessment

      • Ian Bruce
      Pages 196-209

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 210-227
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About this book

This book applies theory and research findings to the design of English for Academic Purposes courses. Drawing on approaches to researching academic communities, needs analysis and genre theory, a systematic approach to syllabus and curriculum development is proposed and used as the basis for detailed consideration of tasks and skills development.

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  • University of Waikato, New Zealand

    Ian Bruce

About the author

IAN BRUCE Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and convenor of in-sessional English for Academic Purposes courses at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He is the author of a number of research articles in the field of academic genre studies as well as the 2008 book Academic Writing and Genre.

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