Sep 24, 2009

English for academic purposes, definition and scope.

Purpose: To describe and categorize English for academic purposes.
Thesis: “English for academic purposes is concerned with those communication skills in English which are required for study purposes in formal education systems.” (ETIC 1975, as cited in Pintos, 2008, p.22).
Audience: Researchers, teachers, academic writers, English for Academic Purposes Students.
1. History
1.1. First recorded use of the term 1974
2. Coverage
2.1 TENOR ( Teaching of English for No Obvious Reason)
2.1.1. EGP (English for General Purposes)
2.2. ESP (English for Specific Purposes)
2.2.1. EOP (English for Ocupational Purposes)
2.2.2. EVP (English for Vocational Purposes)
2.2.3. EPP (English for Professional Purposes)
2.2.4. EAP (English for Academic Purposes)
3. English for academic purposes. Range of students:
3.1. Higher education studies
3.2. Pre-departure courses
3.2.1. Pre-sessional
3.2.2. In-sessional
3.2.3. Courses content:
3.2.3.1. Formal teaching programs
3.2.3.2. Self-access situations
3.2.3.3. Distance-learning materials
3.2.3.4. CALL (Computer-assisted language learning)
4. English for academic purposes. Divisions:
4.1. Common core/study skills, EGAP (English for general academic purposes)
4.2. Subject-specific, ESAP (English for subject-specific academic purposes)
4.2.1. Structure, vocabulary, subject-skills and
academic conventions
4.2.1.1. Study skills definition (Richards, Platt
and Platt, 1992, as cited in Pintos 2008,
p.22)













Reference
Pintos, V. (2008) Unit 1: Building up a community of teachers and prospective researchers. [PDF document]. Retrieved August 15, 2009, from http://caece.campusuniversidad.com.ar/mod/resource/view.php?id=2730

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