This document discusses English for Academic Purposes (EAP). It provides background information on EAP, noting that it first emerged as a term through the British organization SELMOUS in 1972. EAP is defined as not just a teaching approach, but also a branch of applied linguistics involving significant research into effective teaching methods. The document outlines some key areas of EAP courses, including grammar, academic style, reading academic texts, presentation/seminar skills, essay writing, academic research skills, and pre-sessional English. It also discusses research in EAP being more humanistic compared to text-based research, taking into account students' wants and preferences in addition to needs.

1.  ROLL NO. 06
COURSE:- LITERARYTHEORY AND CRITICISM
TOPIC:- WORDSWORTH AS CRITIC PREFACETO
LYRICAL BALLAD.
Name : Praful Ghareniya
Roll no:20
sem:3
paper no:12
topic : English for academic purpose
Email Id: prafulghareniya@gmail.com
submitted to: Department of English
SUBMITTEDTO :- DEPARTMENT OF
ENGLISH M.K.BHAVNGAR UNIVERSITY

2. English for academic purpose
 EAP is not only a teaching approach
 It is branch of applied linguistics consisting of
a significant body of research into effective
teaching and assessment approaches,
methods of analysis of the academic
language needs into student analysis of the
linguistic and discoursal structure of
academic text and analysis of the textual
practices of academics.

3. EAP
Background
practiceResearch

4. Background
 The term EAP first came into general use
through the British organization Selmous which
was formed in 1972.
 British organization SELMOUS (special Englisg
language material for OVERSEAS student) 1972
 Selmous first collection of annual paper formed
as english for academic purpose- Cowie and
became British association of lectures in english
for academic purpose

5. EAP COURSES
GRAMMER
AND
ACADMICE
STYLE READING
AND
DISCUSSING
ACADEMIC
TEXT
PRESENTION
AND
SEMINER
SKILL
ESSAY
WRITIN
G SKILL
ACADE
MIC
RESEAR
CH
SKILL
PRE-
SESSIO
NAL
ENGLIS
H
PG
FREQUE
NTLY
ASKED
QUESTI
ON

6. Research
 Research into the academic language needs
of students is more humanistic than research
that looks at texts, genres and academic
contexts; it incorporates a wider view of
‘needs’ and typically includes students ‘wants’
and preferences as well as more concrete
needs.

7. Difference
E.A.P General English
 Being with the learners and
situation
 Focus on reading and
writing
 Teaching formal academic
genres
 Begins with the language
 Focus on speaking and
listening
 Learners conventional and
social genres of the
language

8. Different approaches of
English
 Teaching english for learner
 General purpose
 Occupational purpose