English For Academic Purposes

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The references has been taken from the research paper of Liz Hamp-Lyons: English for academic purposes

                                                     
                                         

               In this research paper Liz Hamp-Lyons has describes a various terms regarding the use of English in academic purposes. She has explained that how English language has came in the field of academics and then she has given various methodology, levels and reference of experts.

               First of all Liz Hamp-Lyons has introduced English language for academic purpose as a branch of applied linguistics consisting of a significant body of research into effective teaching and assessment approaches with an analysis of the academic language needs of students.

              Teaching English language for the purpose of communication is in practice for a long time but the term EAP first came into general use through British organisation SELMOUS (special English language materials for overseas university students) in 1972. In 1989 it became BALEAP (British association of lectures in English for academic purposes). Strevens has introduced EAP in a different way by calling it a branch of larger field ESP (English for specific purpose). He has given two moves to connect learners with language, first is to connect literature and culture and second is needs and purposes of the language learners. Then the term TESOL (Teaching English to the speakers of other language) is also included in EAP.

Needs analysis is fundamental to an EAP approach to course design and teaching. The language is attended to at the levels of

   Register –  grammatical feature

   Discourse – the effect of communicative context

   Genre – how language is used in a particular setting.

                The part of research is very important and we could connect the view points of different experts. The research work is based on needs analysis and Weir has worked a lot on TEAP (Test of English for academic purposes). The main part of analysis is “target situation”, this work includes both macro-level analyses as well as micro-level analyses. It focuses upon two major skills of learning, and those are reading and writing.

            

              The research area focus upon the needs of students and also typical ‘wants’, as it includes how student feel about their study experiences. The growing area of research is student-supervisor relationship and its effectiveness.

               The main activity in the part of practice is material design and development and it should base on needs analysis and immediate situation.

As per Liz Hamp-Lyons and most of linguistics the more attention of EAP should be paid at pre-tertiary levels. It is also for beginners but EAP requires intelligence and knowledge so it is more comfortable for adults.

               This research paper includes various facts about learning and teaching English language and as well as the methodology. There are expectations of students from their teachers and teacher’s and staff’s expectations from the students.