Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Japan

Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Japan

PDF Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Japan Download

  • Author: Rachael Ruegg
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 9811082642
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 192

This book focuses on appropriate English for Academic Purposes instructional concepts and methods in the Japanese context. It investigates a variety of pedagogical techniques, addressing the fundamental academic English skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing – as well as assessment and materials development. All the research included was conducted in Japanese university settings, thus shedding new light on the effective implementation of EAP teaching and learning activities with Japanese learners of English. This book is of interest to anyone working in an EAP context at the secondary or tertiary level, especially those which include Japanese learners.


Cases on Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) During COVID-19: Insights From Around the World

Cases on Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) During COVID-19: Insights From Around the World

PDF Cases on Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) During COVID-19: Insights From Around the World Download

  • Author: Kohnke, Lucas
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1668441500
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 327

The COVID-19 outbreak has changed the educational landscape as higher education institutions around the world were forced to close their physical campuses to slow or contain the spread of the virus. The rapid, unexpected, and forced transition to emergency remote teaching has been especially challenging for second- and foreign-language learners who rely on English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses to help them transition from secondary school to higher education and succeed in their academic studies. To ensure these learners are receiving the best education possible, additional study on the difficulties, opportunities, and strategies of teaching English for Academic Purposes courses is required. Cases on Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) During COVID-19: Insights From Around the World explores the effect of emergency remote teaching in offering quality EAP education to second- and foreign-language students and preparing them for their university studies in response to COVID-19 from a variety of contexts around the world. This book also contributes to developing effective practices for supporting and sustaining EAP teaching in an English-medium instruction environment during and after a pandemic. Covering topics such as remote teaching, writing instruction, and breakout rooms, this reference work is ideal for teachers, administrators, policymakers, scholars, practitioners, academicians, researchers, instructors, and students.


Towards a New Paradigm for English Language Teaching

Towards a New Paradigm for English Language Teaching

PDF Towards a New Paradigm for English Language Teaching Download

  • Author: Hajime Terauchi
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 0429753578
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 197

This book proposes a new paradigm for English language teaching based on concepts from English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research and applications as well as from growing evidence relating pattern recognition to language learning ability. The contributors to the volume argue that learners should not try to become proficient all-around users of ‘idealistic native-like’ English, but instead should be realistic about what they need to acquire and how to go about achieving their specific goals. The book discusses the present situation by describing the status quo of English language education in Japan, taking into consideration recent trends of CLIL (content and language integrated learning), EMI (English medium instruction), and TBLT (task-based language teaching) as well as the work done on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It introduces new movements in ESP in Japan and in other Asian regions, covering topics ranging from genre analysis to corpus linguistics, and presents application examples of ESP practice in a range of educational situations in Japan from the graduate school level to elementary and middle school contexts. It also offers readers application examples of ESP practice in a range of business settings and expands the discussion to the global sphere where EAP and ESP are gaining importance as the number of ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) speakers continue to increase. The book will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students working in the fields of EFL and ESL.


English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education

English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education

PDF English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education Download

  • Author: Annette Bradford
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1783098961
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 260

English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education provides a touchstone for higher education practitioners, researchers and policy makers. It enables readers to more clearly understand why policies concerning English-medium instruction (EMI) are in place in Japan, how EMI is being implemented, what challenges are being addressed and what the impacts of EMI may be. The volume situates EMI within Japan’s current policy context and examines the experiences of its stakeholders. The chapters are written by scholars and practitioners who have direct involvement with EMI in Japanese higher education. They look at EMI from perspectives that include policy planning, program design, marketing and classroom practice.


English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Asia

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Asia

PDF English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Asia Download

  • Author: Indika Liyanage
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 9462097526
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 104

The adoption of English as the language of study and scholarship is becoming increasingly common among universities across Asia. But does this adoption of the English language not also mean the adoption of Western approaches to scholarship and knowledge? This most timely and important book critically examines how EAP practitioners can negotiate between Western and Asian academic practices and approaches to knowledge and scholarship and is essential reading for anyone involved in international education. [Andy Kirkpatrick, Professor in Linguistics, Griffith University]


English as Medium of Instruction in Japanese Higher Education

English as Medium of Instruction in Japanese Higher Education

PDF English as Medium of Instruction in Japanese Higher Education Download

  • Author: Glenn Toh
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319397052
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 213

This book sets out to uncover and discuss the curricular, pedagogical as well as cultural-political issues relating to ideological contradictions inherent in the adoption of English as medium of instruction in Japanese education. Situating the Japanese adoption of EMI in contradicting discourses of outward globalization and inward Japaneseness, the book critiques the current trend, in which EMI merely serves as an ornamental and promotional function rather than a robust educational intervention.


English for Academic Purposes

English for Academic Purposes

PDF English for Academic Purposes Download

  • Author: R. R. Jordan
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 052155618X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 425

1 EAP and Study Skills: Definitions and Scope 2 Needs Analysis 3 Surveys: Students' Difficulties 4 EAP Syllabus and Course Design 5 Evaluation: Students and Courses 6 Learning Styles and Cultural Awareness 7 Methodology and Materials 8 Evaluating Materials 9 Academic Reading 10 Vocabulary Development 11 Academic Writing 12 Lectures and Note-Taking 13 Speaking for Academic Purposes 14 Reference/Research Skills 15 Examination Skills 16 Academic Discourse and Style 17 Subject-Specific Language 18 Materials Design and Production 19 Concerns and Research Appendices 1 Recommended Books and Journals 2 Educational Technology 3 Professional Associations and other Organisations 4 EAP Exams and Examining Bodies 5 ELT Publishers and Mail Order Firms (UK).


Teaching English at Japanese Universities

Teaching English at Japanese Universities

PDF Teaching English at Japanese Universities Download

  • Author: Paul Wadden
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1351377272
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 226

Written by leading English-language educators in Japan, this Handbook provides an in-depth guide for the new generation of teachers at Japanese universities. In clear, accessible prose, it offers practical and detailed advice on effective classroom pedagogy, student motivation, learning styles, classroom culture, national language policy, career opportunities, departmental politics, administrative mindset, and institutional identity. Its four sections—The setting, The courses, The classroom, and The workplace—examine issues faced by university language teachers as well as challenges confronted by the increasing number of scholars teaching English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) courses. Firmly grounded in contemporary teaching method and theory, the Handbook’s 23 chapters also acknowledge the influence of diverse movements such as World Englishes, global issues, gender, and positive psychology. Its three appendices contain information on organizations, books, journals, and websites particularly useful for Japanese university educators; explanation of types and rankings of schools; ways to learn more about individual institutions for job-hunting; and detailed information on the structure (and Japanese titles) of faculty and non-teaching staff at the typical university. This Handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone teaching, or aspiring to teach, at a Japanese university.


Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes

Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes

PDF Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes Download

  • Author: Matthew Peacock
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 0521801303
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 17

This volume of specially commissioned articles examines theory and practice in EAP.


English as a Foreign Language in a New-Found Post-Pandemic World

English as a Foreign Language in a New-Found Post-Pandemic World

PDF English as a Foreign Language in a New-Found Post-Pandemic World Download

  • Author: El-Henawy, Walaa M.
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1668442078
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 412

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed a new era in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning and teaching by shifting EFL education from the face-to-face learning paradigm to the online and distance learning paradigm. Teachers and students have faced several challenges such as choosing appropriate web tools for presenting content either synchronously or asynchronously, motivating students to participate, and assessing students’ learning. Additionally, this shift to emergency remote online learning represents a challenge for students, particularly with managing their own learning. Taking into account that many students attend low-income schools with limited resources that lack reliable access to the internet and computers, this shift has resulted in growing equity gaps. Likewise, transitioning to emergency remote teaching has revealed a lack of digital competency and readiness amongst teachers. English as a Foreign Language in a New-Found Post-Pandemic World presents an overview of various tools, designs, and strategies utilized to provide digital teaching and assessment of the English language, shares research on using digital technologies for supporting English language learning, and identifies promising areas and directions for future innovations, applications, and research in digital English language learning and teaching. Covering critical topics such as digital teacher education, language learning environments, and online instructional tools, this reference work is crucial for administrators, policymakers, teacher educators, special educators, educational technologists, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.