Academic Culture: A student’s guide [PDF]
, 2006 ACADEMIC CULTURE: A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO STUDYING AT UNIVERSITYBy JEAN BRICK National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR) 2006, Sydney, ISBN 978 74138 135 (pbk) ISBN 1 74138 135 5 (pbk) 263 pagesJean Brick’s book is an excellent ...
Simms, Maria
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\u201cImprovisation is not allowed in a second language\u201d: A survey of Italian lecturers\u2019 concerns about teaching their subjects through English [PDF]
, 2015 English Medium Instruction (EMI) is increasingly being introduced across European universities in countries where English is not a commonly-used language, such as Italy and other central and southern European countries.
Guarda, Marta, Helm, Francesca
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Humour in Professional Academic Writing
Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 2019 Professional written academic genres are not typical sites of humour, especially in their final, published forms. In this paper, I argue that academic discourse as construed today not only does not preclude humour in written research genres but – in ...
Krystyna Warchał
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Syntactic and lexical development in an intensive English for Academic Purposes programme [PDF]
, 2015 This study investigates how the lexical and syntactic characteristics of L2 learners’ academic writing change over the course of a one-month long intensive English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programme at a British university. The participants were asked
Kormos, Judit, Mazgutova, Diana
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Proofreading student writing: a research-based stakeholder tool focused on ethical practice
International Journal for Educational IntegrityThis article presents a research-based stakeholder tool informed by a study of the various types of changes proofreaders may make when proofreading a student text.
Fiona Richards, Nigel Harwood
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Significance: U.S. Blind Spots in Judging Research
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014 Opening U.S. educational publishing to the rest of the world promises fresh perspectives and new solutions—but not if U.S.-based editors, reviewers and readers fail to recognize the significance of research conducted outside the United States. This essay
Kathryn M. Anderson-Levitt
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A Triangulated Study of Professional English Needs of University Graduates in Business and Economics in Today’s Iranian Business Sectors [PDF]
Applied Research on English Language, 2019 EAP courses for various disciplines are designed as a conduit between academic research and practical applications (Paltridge & Starfield, 2013, p. 175).
Mohammad Amerian, Fahimeh Marefat
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English-language writing instruction in Poland: Adapting to the local EFL context [PDF]
, 2013 This paper is intended to foster reflection about the development of a locally-suitable approach to English-language writing instruction in Poland. In order to provide background information to contextualize a subsequent discussion of English-language ...
Reichelt, Melinda
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Transferability of Academic English Skills to Discipline Courses:
Sanglap: Journal of Literary and Cultural Inquiry, 2021 This study investigates student perceptions of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course, offered in first year of undergraduate studies at Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD).Specifically the study focuses on the transferability of academic English skills ...
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English for Academic Purposes: The Challenge of Paraphrasing [PDF]
, 2015 Over the past two decades, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) has experienced an important growth becoming a central element of L2 students’ higher education.
Elizalde Esain, Andrea
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