My first outline

The following outline is meant to summarize a chapter in Jordan, R. (1997). English for Academic Purposes - A guide and resource book for teachers. Cambridge, UK: CUP. 

English for Academic Purposes - A guide and resource book for teachers - Outline

Purpose: To provide a general overview of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and study skills concepts following Jordan, R. (1997)

Thesis: EAP is concerned with communication skills in English required for study purposes in formal education systems (ETIC 1975). Those skills are called 'study skills'.

Audience: Teachers of English and any other people interested in the topic.

I. History of the EAP term

   A. First recorded use in 1974.

II. Settings

     A. Higher education studies.

     B. Pre-departure courses.

III. Courses

     A. Pre-sessional (before an academic course begins full time)

     B. In-sessional (during an academic term or semester – part time)

          1. Approaches

               a. Formal teaching programs

               b. Self-access situations

               c. Distance-learning material or CALL (computer-assisted language learning)

IV. Coverage

     A.TENOR or EGP (Teaching of English for No Obvious Reason or English for General Purposes)

     B. ESP (English for Specific Purposes)

          1. EOP (English for Occupational Purposes)

          2. EVP (English for Vocational Purposes)

          3. EPP (English for Professional Purposes)

          4. EAP (English for Academic Purposes)

              a. Common core/study skills (EGAP - English for General Academic Purposes)

             b. Subject-specific (ESAP - English for Specific Academic Purposes): language needed for a particular academic subject (language structure, vocabulary, particular skills needed for the subject and appropriate academic conventions).

V. Conclusions

   A. Study skills are abilities, techniques, and strategies used when reading, writing or listening English for Academic Purposes. (Richards, Platt and Platt, 1992).