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Academic Literacy, Intercultural Identities and EAP Teachers

Academic Literacy, Intercultural Identities and EAP Teachers. Anna Grynchuk Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. Frank Lauterbach Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany. C-. Translatability of existing skills. Expectation: Building upon that Literacy. Assumption:

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Academic Literacy, Intercultural Identities and EAP Teachers

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  1. Academic Literacy, Intercultural Identities and EAP Teachers Anna Grynchuk Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany Frank Lauterbach Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany

  2. C- Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  3. Translatability of existing skills Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  4. Expectation: Building upon that Literacy Assumption: Existing Literacy Issue: Cultural Relativity Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  5. Outline 1. State of EAP Teaching in Germany 2. Analysis of Writing Samples 3. Our Approach to EAP Teaching Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  6. too German! not adequate! bad! wrong! Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  7. Textbooks: Developing General Literacy 84% Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  8. Textbooks: Example Identify at least two problems highlighted in the text. For each one, identify any solution(s) and evaluation given. (Oxford EAP Advanced, p. 155) Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  9. Textbooks: Student Reactions • I want to learn how to write and not how to complete exercises. • Do we really need a textbook? Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  10. Challenges • building upon existing literacies; • developing academic identities; • empowering students. Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  11. Writing Sample 1: Regular Student You are eating pork for dinner with your dog sitting next to you. A normal situation to everyone who enjoys to eat meat, a so called omnivore. The term Carnism is made up by the social psychologist Melanie Joy and describes the classification of particular species as food. This classification relates to our culture. What then is our relation towards animals? Why do we pet dogs, eat turkeys and wear leather made out of cows? Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  12. Writing Sample 2: Doctoral Student An antibody is a protein. It is produced by blood cells for the recognition of pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. Each antibody type recognizes and binds only one specific pathogen in the way of a lock-and-key principle. As a result of the binding, the pathogen is removed from the organism. This binding property is used in medicine and research. Medical applications include therapy and diagnosis. In research, they are used for the specific detection of targets of interest. Since these two fields require large numbers of antibodies, artificial mass-production methods of antibodies have been developed. Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  13. Our Approach Cultural Implications Reading Experience Native Literacy  3 Levels Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  14. 1. Psychological Level Students can see the need of the reader's perspective.  Focus on the students' own reading experience Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  15. 2. Discursive Level Students can distinguish between different contextual (cultural, disciplinary) discourses.  Focus on the students' personal and collective writing habits Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  16. 3. Strategic Level Students can assess the impact of their own writing.  Focus on the effect of alternatives within the students' own writing Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  17. Conclusion Psychological Level Discursive Level Strategic Level Native Literacy LACK X POTENTIAL Thank youfor your attention! Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach

  18. References • Alexander, Olwyn, Sue Argent and Jenifer Spencer. EAP Essentials: A Teacher’s Guide to Principles and Practice. Reading: Garnet, 2008. • de Chazal, Edward and Julie Moore. Oxford EAP: A Course in English for Academic Purposes. Advanced / C1. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2013. • Siepmann, Dirk. "Academic Writing and Culture: An Overview of Differences between English, French and German". Meta 51:1 (2006), 131-150. • Turner, Joan. Language in the Academy: Cultural Reflexivity and Intercultural Dynamics. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2011. Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach 18

  19. Our Student Bodies Source: cambridgeenglish.org/exams/cefr/ Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach 19

  20. Cultural Specifics of German Learners Anna Grynchuk Frank Lauterbach 20

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