Access EAP - Foundations Student Book + CDs - Couverture souple

Argent, Sue

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1859645240 ISBN 13 : 9781859645246

Editeur : Garnet Education, 2010

Synopsis

Access EAP: Foundations Written by the authors of the highly successful EAP Essentials, the first part of this two-level course teaches academic language and competence to pre-intermediate and intermediate learners. Access EAP: Foundations is based on real student life and prepares students for the tasks that they will face while doing an English-medium higher education degree. Each unit follows the progress of three students in their first year at university as they have discussions, listen to lectures, read texts, work on assignments and make choices about how to study. Students will develop the language they need to meet the expectations of their lecturers, for example, comparing ideas, explaining cause-effect relationships and interpreting data in tables and graphs, as well as writing assignments and e-mails and joining in discussions. The book has ten units, each divided into five lessons. The first lesson usually introduces an aspect of university life. The listening, reading, speaking and writing tasks are linked together around each theme, and there are also regular tasks to develop the ability to think critically and to study effectively. Key words that are useful for academic study are listed by the texts in which they are presented, and there are regular tasks to help understanding, support learning and practise using these key words. Students will learn the important language and grammar patterns that are needed for understanding and producing academic texts. They will also discover essential aspects of academic style, such as moving from general to specific information and from what is familiar to what is new. An accompanying Teacher's Book is also available. Key Features - Functional syllabus linked to a series of academic themes - Integrated tasks and language practice - Focuses on key language and skills in a specific academic context - Improves students' ability to tackle and succeed in IELTS and other gateway examinations - 'Simulated authentic' texts targeted to present specific functions and vocabulary - Written by EAP trainers from Heriot-Watt University. Contents Book map Introduction Unit 1: Preparing for university studies Unit 2: Freshers' week Unit 3: First steps and new routines Unit 4: Finding information Unit 5: New ideas and new concepts Mid-course review Unit 6: Borrowing and using ideas Unit 7: Something to say Unit 8: Linking ideas Unit 9: Supporting ideas Unit 10: Exams End of course review Additional material Transcripts

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Sue Argent co-authored Garnet Education's EAP Essentials and Access EAP. She has taught EAP for a number of years in universities in Papua New Guinea and in China, as well as in the UK. She has also taught in adult and further education delivering ESOL and EAP training and supporting teachers. She has written corpus-based EAP courses for distance learning with Olwyn Alexander and Jenifer Spencer, including specialist courses for business studies and science and technology. Her interests are critical thinking and student autonomy. Olwyn Alexander co-authored Garnet Education's EAP Essentials and Access EAP. She teaches English for Academic Purposes to engineering, management and translation studies students at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. She has collaborated with colleagues Sue Argent and Jenifer Spencer in writing two distance learning courses: Academic English for Business and Academic English for Science and Technology. Her current research interests include the use of learning teams for managing large classes and how to establish links between research and teaching in the EAP classroom.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Garnet Education
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1859645240
• ISBN 13: 9781859645246
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 230
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible