Contents
List of Tables and Figure viii
Acknowledgements x
Part I A Theoretical Basis for English for Academic Purposes
1 Introduction to EAP: Key Issues and Concepts 3
2 Investigating the Academic World 15
3 Students Needs and EAP Course
Design 36
Part II The Design of EAP Courses
4 Developing an EAP Syllabus: Approaches and Models 53
5 EAP Courses and Subject Discipline Knowledge 66
6 EAP Courses and Language Knowledge 83
Part III The Implementation of EAP Courses
7 EAP and Teacher Competencies 103
8 EAP and Teaching the Writing Skill 118
9 EAP and Teaching the Reading Skill 140
10 EAP and Teaching the Listening Skill 154
11 EAP and Teaching the Speaking Skill:
Teaching Critical Thinking 177
12 EAP and Assessment 196
References 210
Index 225