Haga clic aquí para la traducción al español (Google Translate) Introduction Preparation courses for students entering English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) programmes need to address a common misalignment between English for Academic Purposes (EAP) pre-sessional preparation vs. disciplinary expectations. While EAP tuition (& therefore students) often focus on abstract communicative & linguistic competence… Continue reading Addressing the disconnect: Pre-sessional EAP instruction vs. functional disciplinary language requirements in humanities & social sciences
Category: English for Academic Purposes
Rejecting Chomskian grammar for more meaningful & useful models
Haga clic aquí para la traducción al español (Google Translate) Since the 1950s, linguistic theory has been dominated by the Chomskian model of grammar, in which syntax is treated as an autonomous system & the sentence is taken as the primary unit of analysis. While this abstraction proved useful for formalising aspects of grammatical structure,… Continue reading Rejecting Chomskian grammar for more meaningful & useful models
Learning to write from sources: Constructs, challenges, recommendations for English for General Academic Purposes contexts
Haga clic aquí para la traducción al español (Google Translate) Introduction Writing from sources (WFS) tasks are ubiquitous in higher education (HE) & student success is dependent on their mastery (Dovey, 2010; Fiorella & Mayer, 2020; Grabe & Zhang, 2016; Hirvela, 2026; Ramoroka, 2025; Spivey, 1990; Swales & Lindemann, 2002; Ye & Liu, 2023). Additionally,… Continue reading Learning to write from sources: Constructs, challenges, recommendations for English for General Academic Purposes contexts