for understanding the content of academic language

1. Cambridge Academic English
An integrated skills course for EAP

2. Research study
• an interview-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)
2 communicating 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 can only 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 writing is 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
These findings suggest that freshmen need
particular assistance with academic writing (notably
style, grammar and cohesion) and technical
vocabulary …
Evans & Morrison 2011

8. Key issues for students
• 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 grammar syllabus
• What should an EAP grammar syllabus include?
• How should this syllabus be organised?

10. An EAP grammar syllabus
… 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 grammar syllabus
Genre or text type approach
Example:
Text type Grammar point
comparison & contrast comparative adjectives
Uncovering EAP McCarter & Jakes (2009)

12. An EAP grammar syllabus
Which genre for these grammar points?
• passives
• narrative verb forms
• noun phrases
• subordination

13. An EAP grammar syllabus
Cambridge Grammar of
English – Carter & McCarthy
(2006)

14. An EAP grammar syllabus
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 language in 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 Cambridge Academic 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:
other key features
• Integrated skills work

28. Cambridge Academic English:
other key features
• Encourages independent learning through
Study Tips

29. Cambridge Academic English:
other key features
• Develops awareness of disciplinary
differences

30. Cambridge Academic English:
other key features
• Authentic academic discourse including real
filmed lectures on DVD

31. Cambridge Academic English:
key features
• 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

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Thisthree-level courseprovidesstudentswith theacademicskillsandlanguageneeded
for universitystudy.Aimedat studentsof all disciplines, thecourseconsistsof ten
integratedskillsunitsthat developacademiclanguageandcritical thinkingskillsessential
in academiccontexts. Fivelectureskillsunitsprovideauthenticpracticein listeningto
lecturesandnote-taking.
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AudioandDVDpack (9781
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076071
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Alsorecommendedfor usewith C
ambridgeA
cademicE
nglish:
Student’sBook
Keyfeaturesof thecourse
integratedacademicskillsandauthenticacademict extsin each main unit
‘S
tudytips’ and‘Focuson your subject’ sectionstoencourageindependent learningand
personalisation
exercisesinformedbytheCambridgeAcademicCorpus
alist of keyacademicwords,essential for development of academicvocabulary
dedicatedlectureskillsunitstopreparestudentsfor attendinglecturesin E
nglish
TheDVDislinkedtothelectureskillsunits. It includesreal lecturesfromtheUniversityof
Cambridgebyrenownedlecturersin their elds;student interviewsgivetipson academic
lifeandstudies.
TheClassAudioCDaccompaniesthelisteningandspeakingsectionsandgivesstudents
focusedlisteningpracticeandstrategiestoparticipatein tutorialsandgroupwork.
Additional resourcesareavailableonlineat www.cambridge.org/elt/academicenglish
Professional English
978
0
521
15409
3
ARMER
CEF
SCIENTISTS
CVR
C
M
Y
K
Armer
Cam
br
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ge
English
f
or
Sci
ent
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s
IS
BN: 9780521689397 IS
BN: 9780521715188
W
i
t
h
Audio CDs
Cambridge English for Scientistsisfor intermediate
to upper intermediatelevel (B1–B2)learnersof
Englishw ho needt o useEnglishi n ascientific
researcho r studyenvironment.
Thisshort course (40–60hoursteachingtime)
usesp ractical tasksto develop thelanguageand
communic ationskillsneededb ystudent and
professiona l scientistsfrom a ll di scipline s.
Each of theten unitsrelatestooneor more
casestudiesbasedo nr eal publishedr esearch.
Practical skillsinclude:
applyingf or researchf unding
writingfor p ublication
presentingand socialisingat aconfe rence
Thecoursecan beused in theclassroom or
for self-studyand issuitablefor scientists
studyingo r workingin aw ider angeof s cientific
disciplines.Thecour sealso includesa glossary
of useful vocabulary.
C
ambridgeEnglishfor …isa seriesof short
coursesfor different areaso f Englishfor
SpecificPurposes.Written for professionals
byp rofessionalsthey combinethebest in ELT
methodologyw ithr eal professional practice.
T
amzenArmer (BS
cAnatomical Sciences,
C
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LTA,DELTA)hasprofessional experience
asascientificresearcherattheInstituteof
Neurology,London andtheChristieHospital,
Manchester.ShecurrentlyteachesEnglishatt he
UniversityofCanberra,Australia.
Tamzen Armer
S
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eremyDay
a verythor ough representation of thebasic
requirement of pr esentingscientifi canalyses
Dr Andr ewS
ug den, S
cienc e International
I believeit doesan e xcellent job at portr aying
everydaysituationsin thelab andI especially
enjoyedtheaudioscript ,which I thinkisan
accuraterepresentation of c onversations
between a student andhis/her adviser .
DanielaR obles,PhDstudent ,Molecular Biology
CambridgeEnglishfor
Scientists
a verythor ough repre
requirement of pr esen
Dr Andr ewS
ug
I believeit doesan e xc
everydaysituationsin
enjoyedtheaudioscrip
accuraterepresentatio
between a student an
DanielaR obles,PhD
CambridgeEnglishfor
Scientists
Tamzen Armer
S
eriesEditor :JeremyDay
For the FREEonline Teacher’sBook and photocopiable activities,
go to w ww.cambridge.org/elt/englishforscientists
Michael McCarthy
Felicity O’Dell
Advanced
Second Edition
Vocabulary reference
and practice
With answers
in Use
McCarthy
and
O’Dell
Aca
demic
Vocabula
ry
in
Use
Advanced
9 mm
spine
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