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An Apology for EGAP: The Benefits of a General Approach to English for Academic Purposes in Canadian Post-Secondary Contexts

open access: yesBC TEAL Journal
A wide range of English for academic purposes (EAP) programs are offered in British Columbia and across Canada. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of an English for general academic purposes (EGAP) approach can provide important insights into
Paul Anthony Marshall
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Conceptual divergence and its causes in English for academic purposes abroad from the perspective of legitimation code theory

open access: yesInternational Journal of English for Academic Purposes
The reform of English for academic purposes (EAP) teaching requires clear understanding of its conceptual connotation. Based on the legitimation code theory, this study analysed the development of EAP in major English-speaking countries and the debates ...
Jiping Sun
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English for Academic Purposes Vocabulary. Is there support for an increased focus on EAP within Swedish upper secondary school? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper presents a review of current literature regarding the use of English academic vocabulary in relation to the Swedish curriculum. Starting with a historical background to the English for Academic Purposes education and an attempt at defining ...
Lindqvist, Fredrik
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Bridging the gap: Motivation in year one EAP classrooms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Conference Theme: Research into Practice in the Four-year curriculumMotivation has always been considered an important factor in language learning, and this is particularly crucial for first-year university undergraduates under the new four-year ...
Kawamura, Maria Regina Dubeux   +1 more
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Students' Need Analysis of English Reading Skills for Academic Purposes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The study explores students' needs for English reading skills among students of English Language Studies. It also explores the difficulties in reading skill for academic purposes (English for research) faced by the students. The study is based on the two
Puspitasari, D. (Dewi)   +1 more
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Esp Course Design: an Integrated Approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
ESP course design has grown to become one of the most prominent areas of EFL teaching since the early 1960's. It is a phenomenon that grew out of a number of covering trends. Nowadays there are many courses are offered in ESP areas.
Nurpahmi, S. (Sitti)
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Specificity in English for Academic Purposes (EAP): A Corpus Analysis of Lexical Bundles in Academic Writing

open access: yes3L The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 2018
The issue of specificity in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) settings has always challenged linguists and instructors in the field to take a stance on how language should be perceived, that is whether language forms and features are transferable across different academic disciplines or are specific to particular disciplines.
Leng Hong Ang, Kim Hua Tan
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Examining University Students' Scholarly Publication in English Journals: A Case for Postgraduate Students' Written Literacy Practices [PDF]

open access: yesApplied Research on English Language, 2017
This  research  aimed  to  screen  'essay  writing'  difficulties  that  non-native  university students  at  postgraduate  levels  usually  experience  regarding  scholarly  publication  in mainstream, English journals.
Marjan Vosoughi   +2 more
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Chinese teachers’ perception of how TESOL differs from teaching EAP

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2020
The last two decades have witnessed a prolific increase in academic activity in the study of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Many teachers who were trained for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) have been required to teach EAP ...
Yulong Li, Lixun Wang
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A Mixed-Methods Study Into the Discipline-Specific Effect of Critical EAP on Reading Comprehension [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Modern Research in English Language Studies
Although critical English for academic purposes (CEAP) has grown theoretically, more research is needed to explore it in more depth. This sequential mixed-methods study primarily aimed to examine whether the CEAP and traditional English for academic ...
Tahereh Movahhedi   +2 more
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