Is core vocabulary a friend or foe of academic writing? Single-word vs multi-word uses of THING [PDF]
, 2021 Core vocabulary items (e.g. thing, way) are often viewed as the enemy of effective academic writing, and style guides and textbooks often advise against using them.
Larsson, Tove +2 more
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English for Academic Purposes: A need for remodelling [PDF]
Englishes in Practice, 2016 Abstract English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is an established domain of research, teaching, and assessment within additional/second language education. In this article we examine the conceptualisation of English that underpins much of its current thinking and pedagogic practice, and raise questions of validity and claims of ‘fit-for ...
Leung, Constant +2 more
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Exploring the factors that affect reading comprehension of EAP learners [PDF]
, 2013 Due to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.As far as academic reading comprehension is concerned, a network of linguistic skills and strategies operate in a complex and integrated matter.
Nergis, Ayşegül
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Google Translate in Academic Writing Courses?
The EUROCALL Review, 2018 The aim of this study was to explore the possible benefits of using Google Translate (GT) at various tertiary English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course levels, i.e., to see if the use of GT affects the quantity and quality of student writing.
Sara Kol +2 more
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“The past is the future with the lights on”: Reflections on AELFE’s 20th birthday [PDF]
Ibérica, 2012 In this paper I offer a brief personal reflection on what strikes me as the main features of this period, focusing on increased specialization, the coming to dominance of genre and corpus analyses, the opening up of teaching paradigms related to social ...
Ken Hyland
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Reading & Writing, 2017 In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on the interpersonal function of metadiscourse features in academic texts. This means that research on writing in academic contexts began to focus on the rhetorical features, such as interactional ...
Boitumelo T. Ramoroka
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Revamping an English for specific academic purposes course for problem-based learning: Reflections from course developers [PDF]
Under the current trend of curriculum reform in higher education worldwide, many institutions have taken the initiative to develop English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) courses to cater for students' diverse needs for disciplinary learning and ...
Yung, Kevin Wai-Ho, Fong, Natalie
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What purposes, specifically? Re-thinking purposes and specificity in the context of the new vocationalism [PDF]
, 2006 Discipline-specific approaches to English for Academic Purposes (EAP) tend to overlook the purposes of the disciplines themselves and the issue of transferability from academic to professional contexts.
Dovey, T
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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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Learning to teach English for academic purposes : some current training and development issues [PDF]
, 2002 In recent years, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) has become an expanding discipline within universities and further education institutions, both in Britain and worldwide.
Sharpling, Gerard
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