Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM837: Teaching and Researching English for Academic Purposes

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

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 Skills	1. 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 Skills	6. 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 Skills	8. 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.

The module will include the following topics:

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
16	134	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	16 hours	8 x 2-hour Seminars and tutorials
Guided independent study	24 hours	Directed reading: seminar preparation/review
Guided independent study	40 hours	Directed reading: further exploration of chosen topics
Guided independent study	10 hours	Formative assignment preparation
Guided independent study	60 hours	Summative assignment preparation

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk

Journals: