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English for Academic Purposes provides a comprehensive overview of the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for teachers. It not only looks at study skills, but also at other central concerns of EAP, such as needs analysis, syllabus and course design, methodology and materials, learning styles, tests and exams, and academic style and genre analysis. In addition to general EAP, the author also considers subject-specific language and the production of teaching materials.
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Throughout, the author adopts a user-friendly approach in which theoretical considerations are balanced with practical experience. Issues are discussed and illustrated, but readers are also encouraged to form their own opinions by means of stimulating introspect and discuss sections at the end of each chapter. Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 187 Number of pages: 426 Weight: 570 g Dimensions: 226 x 152 x 25 mm MEDIA REVIEWS.
'This book is accessible, comprehensive and extremely useful. It deserves to find the broadest possible market, because it addresses issues which are of great relevance to all branches of EFL - indeed, to all aspects of language teaching in general.' EL Gazette, 1997 'I teach English at the Faculty of Economics, Belgrade. I have recently obtained your amazingly comprehensive and valuable book 'English for Academic Purposes'. I have learnt a lot from it.' Nadezda Silaski, Senior Lecturer in English 'Jordan has done the impossible: he has managed to give us a 'comprehensive overview of the whole subject' in just over four hundred pages.'
'Jordan's English for Academic Purposes is a most welcome and much needed guide/resource book for EAP teachers in Britain and abroad.' Modern English Teacher Vol 7. 1998 'Jordan presents a complete guided tour of EAP as it exists today. As a guide to references in the field, his book is a beacon. He indicates directions for further research, gives samples of published/printed materials, and provides a list of recommended books and journals. I recommend this book to all those interested in the EAP field.'
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1M.A in TEFL, Abubeker Preparatory School, Ethiopia 2M.A in TEFL, Haramaya University, Ethiopia 3PhD in Literature and Language, Haramaya University, Ethiopia. 2015, 86-92 DOI: 10.12691/education-3-1-15 Copyright © 2015 Science and Education Publishing Cite this paper: Biniam Teka Gelan, Adinew Tadesse Degago, Deepika Nelson.
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English for University Students in Ethiopia: Implications of the Needs Analysis at Haramaya University, Ethiopia. American Journal of Educational Research. 2015; 3(1):86-92. Doi: 10.12691/education-3-1-15. Correspondence to: Adinew Tadesse Degago, M.A in TEFL, Haramaya University, Ethiopia. The purpose of the study was to assess the English language needs of university students in a context, where English is used as the medium of instruction and general English courses are taught across all disciplines. To achieve this purpose, based on Hutchinson & Water’s target needs analysis approach, a 5-Point Likert Scale needs analysis questionnaires were designed and distributed to 152 medical science students at Haramaya university to determine the students’ frequency of English language use, their perceived importance of English for academic studies, their English language lacks, and areas of English they want training in.
In addition, the general course materials taught to the students were evaluated to determine their suitability to the English need of the students. Descriptive statistics were employed in analyzing the quantitative data while content analysis was applied in analyzing the qualitative data. The results indicated the perceived importance of English for the students’ academic studies, their English language lacks and area in which they want training in.
Contoh proposal ptk sd kelas 4. In addition, the study identified the inadequacy of the general English courses to meet the students’ English language needs. The study suggests that there is a need for English courses with an ESP orientation to meet the specific needs of students in their academic studies.
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