Teaching English for Academic Purposes

40 hours NILE Online Course 18 September - 22 November 2017

The field of EAP is one of diverse and dynamic research, both within institutions as action research projects in response to local problems, and across HE where common concerns have been identified. Consequently, there is a considerable body of theory available as well as a great deal of practical guidance. This course aims to help you to understand the key issues involved in the design and delivery of EAP and will help you not only develop skills in the practical aspects of EAP instruction, but gain critical awareness of the theory behind it.

This course will cover the following areas:

• The impact of the content requirements on the language and skill needs of the students • How culture may affect academic performance and product, focusing on writing • The main features of academic language, focusing on writing • The skills related to the different purposes for finding information • The factors affecting comprehension of texts • Public and local tests in terms of their assessment of academic skills • Identifying the roles that IT can play in EAP • The resources available through IT for skills development

This course will extend the participant’s understanding and critical awareness of:

• The effects that culture and attitudes can have on the needs and wants of the students in the target situation

• How to define EAP as it required in a target situation, and as it may be found elsewhere • How critical thinking skills may be developed at different language levels • Materials which raise students’ awareness of language differences and requirements • Materials for developing skills in finding information • The skills involved in incorporating information into texts • How to use feedback effectively at different stages of a course, in different roles • How to evaluate support for IT and Mobile use by staff and students

The course is broken down into individual units and activities, forming a clear structure. Tasks will be interactive, involving voice chat, forums and community walls, and they will utilize a wide range of multimedia including images, audio files and videos.

The NILE Institute is committed to offering the best quality in language teacher training and provides tutorial contact during the online course. The participants will receive allocated tutor interaction and feedback in each unit they take.

Thanks to the Macmillan Education partnership with the NILE Institute we are able to offer you

25% discount on NILE Online courses To claim your discount code contact Alla Soluyanova: a.soluyanova@macmillan.ru, + 7 910 4353504

• fully tutored • highly practical • easy to use

NILE Online Course

NILE Online courses are accredited and rigorously assessed against a pedagogical framework They were shortlisted for the 2015 ELTons Award for Digital Innovation