ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC STUDY:

English for Academic Study: Vocabulary Main focus Gives students systematic practice using key academic words from the General Service List (GSL) and the Academic Word List (AWL) Aspects of Lexis covered collocation word classes word grammar multi-meaning words word families Great features useful Study Tips sections throughout book summary of aims at start of each unit achievement test FAQs on how to use the book lexis in context extensive recycling encouragement of learner autonomy & academic responsibility lots of group work peer comparisons flow charts to highlight organization features (eg. p. 62)

collocation

word classes

word grammar

multi-meaning words

word families

useful Study Tips sections throughout book

summary of aims at start of each unit

achievement test

FAQs on how to use the book

lexis in context

extensive recycling

encouragement of learner autonomy & academic responsibility

lots of group work

peer comparisons

flow charts to highlight organization features (eg. p. 62)

English for Academic Study: Writing This text uses a supporting text called: English for academic study: Reading and Writing . This book includes the source materials for both the English for academic study: Writing course book and the English for academic study: Reading course book. Main focus Teaches students the skills and features of how to create an extended piece of writing . The focus is applicable to any area of academic study and focuses much more on task achievement than increasing language ability. Genres covered reports theses and dissertations case studies extended projects extended essays Skills covered (not a complete list) selecting effective and appropriate information (e.g. to support writing task from books, journals and websites providing evidence and avoiding plagiarism summarizing data commentary creating working titles and topics Great features step-by-step guidance Clear up-to-date models and examples lots of practice encouragement of learner autonomy & academic responsibility lots of group work and peer comparisons flow charts to highlight task procedures (see p. 73)

reports

theses and dissertations

case studies

extended projects

extended essays

selecting effective and appropriate information

(e.g. to support writing task from books, journals and websites

providing evidence and avoiding plagiarism

summarizing

data commentary

creating working titles and topics

step-by-step guidance

Clear up-to-date models and examples

lots of practice

encouragement of learner autonomy & academic responsibility

lots of group work and peer comparisons

flow charts to highlight task procedures (see p. 73)

English for Academic Study: Writing and Research Skills This book would work very effectively with English for academic study: WRITING (Garnet) within an EAP writing skills course. Main focus Teaches students the micro skill s (process approach to writing – organization, drafting, editing), language development (e.g. creating effective concluding sentences, topic sentences) and critical thinking skills needed to create an essay. Genres covered essays of cause and effect essays of comparison and contrast essays highlighting situations, problems, solutions, implications and evaluations Skills covered (not a complete list) Micro skills of writing –effective introductions & conclusions; communicating & supporting main ideas; language development – expressing cause and effect; using complex sentences; key expressions; lexis of exam questions critical thinking – assessing information; identifying problems; evaluating solutions Great features step-by-step guidance clear models and examples use of up-to-date and authentic texts encouragement of learner autonomy & academic responsibility lots of group work and peer comparisons flow charts to highlight organization features (see. p. 62)

essays of cause and effect

essays of comparison and contrast

essays highlighting situations, problems, solutions, implications and evaluations

Micro skills of writing –effective introductions & conclusions; communicating & supporting main ideas;

language development – expressing cause and effect; using complex sentences; key expressions; lexis of exam questions

critical thinking – assessing information; identifying problems; evaluating solutions

step-by-step guidance

clear models and examples

use of up-to-date and authentic texts

encouragement of learner autonomy & academic responsibility

lots of group work and peer comparisons

flow charts to highlight organization features (see. p. 62)

English for Academic Study: Reading Course book to be used in conjunction with English for academic study: Reading and Writing . This book includes the reading texts (source materials) for both the English for academic study: Writing course book and the English for academic study: Reading course book. Main focus Teaches students the academic reading skills of: reading for specific academic purpose; reading strategies ( e.g. skimming, inferring, predicting), language work (words and expressions) and text analysis Genres covered essays of cause and effect essays of comparison and contrast essays highlighting situations, problems, solutions, implications and evaluations Skills covered (not a complete list) general and detailed comprehension distinguishing between main and minor points understanding descriptive and inferential stats identifying topic sentences identifying key words Great features recycling lexis in concept-checking activities clear link to writing skills (writing summaries, note-taking, etc.) step-by-step guidance Clear up-to-date and authentic texts and models encouragement of learner autonomy & academic responsibility lots of group work and peer comparisons

essays of cause and effect

essays of comparison and contrast

essays highlighting situations, problems, solutions, implications and evaluations

general and detailed comprehension

distinguishing between main and minor points

understanding descriptive and inferential stats

identifying topic sentences

identifying key words

recycling lexis in concept-checking activities

clear link to writing skills (writing summaries, note-taking, etc.)

step-by-step guidance

Clear up-to-date and authentic texts and models

encouragement of learner autonomy & academic responsibility

lots of group work and peer comparisons