“An online course to support students in preparation for academic studies in English .”

1. English for Academic Studies “An online course to support students in preparation for academic studies in English.”

2. English for Academic Studies Introduction English for Academic Studies is designed for those who study in English and need to improve their language skills in specific areas, such as academic writing or to improve IELTS scores. It also has an additional course for tutors of academic English. English for Academic Studies includes the online materials, teacher training modules and implementation support required to move towards or enhance an online or blended approach to deliver training in academic English. Course Lead Advisor: Dr Julie King - Director of the Centre for Academic English, Imperial College London

3. English for Academic Studies Development Group Members Developed in collaboration with: • British Council • Brunel University • Cardiff University • Charles Sturt University, Australia • Durham University • Graz University of Technology, Austria • Imperial College London • KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden • Lancaster University • Leeds Beckett University • Maastricht University, Netherlands • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa • The University of Newcastle, Australia • University of the Arts London • UniversitaDi Bologna, Italy • University of Bradford • University of Hertfordshire • University of Hull • University of Malaya, Malaysia • University of Oslo, Norway • University of Reading • University of Sheffield • University of St Andrews • University of Worcester

4. English for Academic Studies About the course Published: July 2015 • Structure: • 23 hours of core activities • 80 hours of additional activities • 2 course formats to choose from (picking one that is most suitable for your institution): • Theme-based courses • Skills-based courses Who is it for? Designed to support postgraduate students in the effective use of English in their academic studies.

5. English for Academic Studies Theme-based Courses Overview The theme-based format contains a stand-alone introductory course aimed at students, and five further student-facing courses: The programme also contains a course for EAP teachers which comes in a single format.

6. English for Academic Studies Skills-based Courses Overview The skills-based format contains the same stand-alone introductory course as in the theme-based version. There are then four further student-facing courses, each teaching the traditional skills through the 5 themes: The programme also contains a course for EAP teachers which comes in a single format.

7. English for Academic Studies Course Features • Interactive activities, models and scenarios • Authentic video interviews with professional experts and students • Case studies and practical scenarios exploring real-life examples • Polling feature enabling participants to compare their responses to complex questions with those of their peers • Customisable portfolio incorporating practical and in-depth reflective self-development activities

8. English for Academic Studies What does it look like?

9. English for Academic Studies Message from the Lead Advisor The EAS programme incorporates five core academic themes: community, knowledge, identity, criticality and autonomy. • Community – students gain an understanding of the wider academic community they are entering, the purpose of higher education in relation to knowledge and society, and the discourses of the different disciplinary communities • Knowledge – students gain an understanding of what knowledge is and what it means, how it is understood in the different disciplines and how it is communicated, negotiated and transformed in academic contexts • Identity – students learn why identity is important in the academic community and how to develop their own academic identity and present it in their spoken and written academic texts • Criticality – students develop an awareness of critical thinking as an evaluative judgement shaped by the epistemology, research practices and values of the academic disciplines • Autonomy – students develop their ability to work independently and collaboratively in the academic context and develop themselves as discourse analysts so that they have lifelong tools for enhancing their academic discourse competence. This approach therefore takes the view that the complexity of academic language and literacy development cannot be dealt with until students have an understanding of academic contexts and purposes. This EAS programme prepares the ground by using these five key areas as a more meaningful, useful and effective way into the academic language students need to eventually communicate their own academic purposes and meanings in ways that the academic community finds linguistically legitimate and credible.

10. English for Academic Studies Support materials for English for Academic Studies available from: https://epigeum.com/customer-support/implementation-toolkit/course-tools/english-for-academic-studies/