Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM837: Teaching and Researching English for Academic Purposes

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Aims

1. Develop a critical understanding of current approaches to the teaching of English for Academic Purposes (EAP);

2. Develop a critical understanding of current key issues and debates in EAP research and scholarship;

3. Critically review the procedures of analysing needs as a stage in EAP syllabus design;

4. Increase awareness of the language and structure of EAP texts;

5. Develop an awareness of genre and corpus analysis and the role of research into language use in the design of EAP courses and materials; and

6. Develop a critical understanding of programme development and testing techniques appropriate to EAP.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills1. demonstrate a critical understanding of key issues in EAP research and scholarship;
2. apply an understanding of needs analysis in the design of appropriate EAP courses;
3. demonstrate a critical understanding of key aspects of teaching and testing methodologies appropriate to EAP;
4. use techniques of genre and corpus analysis to deepen their understanding of EAP;
5. present samples of needs/language analysis for group and class discussion;
Discipline-Specific Skills6. demonstrate a critical understanding of the role of specific needs and learner diversity in language education;
7. explain and justify the rationale behind the choice or design of teaching and testing materials;
Personal and Key Skills8. engage in independent study and group/pair work;
9. analyse critically relevant academic literature; and
10. demonstrate an understanding of the nature of academic texts.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Baturkmen, H. (2006) Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Douglas, D. (2000). Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Dudley-Evans, T and St. John, M. (1998) Developments in English for Specific Purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Flowerdew, J. and Peacock, M. (2001) Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Flowerdew, J. (2002) Academic Discourse. Harlow: Pearson Education.

Hyland, K. (2006) English or Academic Purposes: An Advanced Resource Book. London: Routledge.

Jordan, R. (1997) English for Academic Purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Swales, J. (2005) Research Genres: Exploration and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.