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- 1. Cambridge Academic English Anintegrated skills course for EAP
- 2. Research study • aninterview-based longitudinal study of the experiences of 28 undergraduates at Hong Kong Polytechnic University • A questionnaire survey completed by 3,009 first- year students Evans & Morrison 2011
- 3. Ranking productive skills Speaking •speaking clearly (pronunciation) • speaking accurately (grammar) • communicating ideas fluently Writing • linking sentences smoothly • using appropriate style • using grammar correctly
- 4. Results Speaking 1 speaking accurately (grammar) 2communicating ideas fluently 3 speaking clearly (pronunciation) Writing 1 = using grammar correctly & linking sentences smoothly 2 using appropriate style Evans & Morrison 2011
- 5. Student comments We canonly use some simple words to express ourselves rather than use a large range of words with similar meanings to express ourselves. Evans & Morrison 2011
- 6. Student comments Academic writingis the most difficult part for me because when I write sentence I find many things to do. For example I have to organise the writing and think about the grammar. I think I want to learn more vocabulary and the grammar especially passive. Sometimes I’ve got some ideas, but I don’t know how to write down sentences. Intermediate level learners
- 7. Conclusion from study Thesefindings suggest that freshmen need particular assistance with academic writing (notably style, grammar and cohesion) and technical vocabulary … Evans & Morrison 2011
- 8. Key issues forstudents • Students are concerned about both oral and written language • Students want to be more accurate • Students know their language needs to be more complex and sophisticated in an academic context • Students think better control of grammar and vocabulary will lead to greater accuracy, complexity and sophistication
- 9. An EAP grammarsyllabus • What should an EAP grammar syllabus include? • How should this syllabus be organised?
- 10. An EAP grammarsyllabus … sentence grammar is not a good basis on which to build the syllabus framework … (it) ignores the specific applications that grammar items such as the present perfect and modals have in academic discourse. For example, the present perfect is important in the narrative of a literature review (an academic genre) … Alexander, Argent & Spencer 2008
- 11. An EAP grammarsyllabus Genre or text type approach Example: Text type Grammar point comparison & contrast comparative adjectives Uncovering EAP McCarter & Jakes (2009)
- 12. An EAP grammarsyllabus Which genre for these grammar points? • passives • narrative verb forms • noun phrases • subordination
- 13. An EAP grammarsyllabus Cambridge Grammar of English – Carter & McCarthy (2006)
- 14. An EAP grammarsyllabus Cambridge Grammar of English (Carter & McCarthy 2006) • shows how grammar points can relate to different genre • includes items found in all genre • comprehensive • corpus-based
- 15. Approach to languagein Cambridge Academic English • grammar and vocabulary contextualised • authentic academic texts used • academic corpus used to check language examples and to get more examples • discovery approach • practice of language
- 26. Language in CambridgeAcademic English • Explicit focus on grammar and vocabulary • Contextualisation in authentic academic texts • Cognitively engaging discovery tasks • Corpus-informed focus on language
- 27. Cambridge Academic English: otherkey features • Integrated skills work
- 28. Cambridge Academic English: otherkey features • Encourages independent learning through Study Tips
- 29. Cambridge Academic English: otherkey features • Develops awareness of disciplinary differences
- 30. Cambridge Academic English: otherkey features • Authentic academic discourse including real filmed lectures on DVD
- 31. Cambridge Academic English: keyfeatures • Comprehensive language coverage • Integration of language and skills • Integrated skills work • Corpus informed • Encourages independent learning • Develops awareness of disciplinary difference • Authentic academic discourse
- 32. Cambridge Academic English:levels Book 1 • intermediate, B1+, e.g. foundation programmes IELTS 4.5 5 / 5.5 Book 2 • upper-intermediate, B2+, e.g. pre-sessional programme IELTS 5 5.5 / 6 Book 3 • advanced, C1+, e.g. in-sessional; academics IELTS 5.5 6 / 6.5
- 33. Cambridge Academic English:components • Student’s Book • Teacher’s Book • Class Audio CD • DVD • Free extra video lectures and worksheets on CUP website
- 34. Cambridge Academic English:organisation 10 units: reading, speaking & listening, writing, grammar & vocabulary 5 units: listening to lectures & seminar skills
- 35. 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