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What is English for Academic purposes (EAP)?

EAP
1. English for Academic Purposes
  1. Is realeted to:
    1. The communications skills in English
      1. Needed to study purposes in formal education systems
Comes out in:
1. A variety of settings and circumstances
  1. English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
    1. English as a Second Language (ESL)
      1. Whether the teachers are:
        Native speakers of English (NS) or non-native speakers (NNS)
        EAP courses are very handy
        The courses may be:
        Pre-sessional
        Held before an academic course begins
        Held before an academic term.
        Full-time
        Half-time
        In-sessional
        These courses are usually attended by:
        Students who are studying their mainstream subjects
        The courses may have a different range of time
        May include:
        Formal teaching programs
        Self-access situations
        Distance-learning materials
        Computer-assisted language learning (CALL)
        In UK for instance,
        Usually run by
        Language centers
        Units or departments
The relationship between EAP, study skills and ESP
1. The global language skills are:
  1. In the middle of all the language purpose
    1. English for General Purposes (EGP)
      1. Has often been name ‘TENOR’ (the Teaching of English for No Obvious Reason)
EAP has to main strands
1. English for
  1. Occupational/Vocational/Professional
2. Under EVP/EPP
  1. Materials have been developed
    1. For trainee professionals
      1. To give them practice in their professional toils interaction
      2. For medicine students
      3. Books and audios have been prepared under ESAP
        To give practice in reading textbooks and the like
EAP
1. Can be seen in detail with two divisions:
  1. As a common core or subject-specific
    1. Which might be now considered as English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP)
      1. and
        English for Specific Purposes (ESAP)
      2. A large portion is:
        Generally known as ‘study skills’
2. Every particular academic subject needs:
  1. A Subject-specific English language
    1. Which its:
      1. Language structure
      2. Vocabulary
      3. Particular skills
      4. The appropriate academic conventions
3. Some authors
  1. Regarded EAP
    1. and
      1. Study skills

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