Chazal, Edward de <br/><br/>
Oxford EAP :  a Course in English for Academic Purposes  (Advanced / C1) / 
Edward de Chazal and Julie Moore. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2013. 
 - 240 p. :  ill. ;  30 cm.  + 1 DVD-ROM. 
 - Oxford EAP .
<br/><br/>"Oxford EAP develops the essential skills and academic language for learners who are preparing to study in English at university level, from foundation courses to postgraduate research.<br/> With authentic content from Oxford textbooks and videos of lecture extracts, Oxford EAP is an ideal course for learners from a wide range of disciplines. Its clear structure and user-friendly approach make it an ideal resource for experienced EAP tutors as well as teachers who are starting out in the field." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS<br/> 1. BEHAVIOUR<br/>  Academic focus: Text structure - navigating academic texts<br/>  READING: Academic texts - Identifying genre, audience, purpose, and perspective in texts -- Navigating texts -- Perspective: Words and phrases expressing perspective<br/>  WRITING: Academic writing - Personalizing the writing process: planning, preparation, and working with ideas -- Analysing, planning, and writing a coherent essay introduction -- Noun phrases (1): Expressing information concisely using noun phrases<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (1) - Using the introduction and navigational language to understand a lecture -- Note-taking (1): evaluating different note-taking techniques -- Signposting (1): Guiding the audience<br/>  SPEAKING: Student discussions - Preparing for a discussion individually and collaboratively -- Active listening: checking, clarifying, and confirming -- Interaction (1): Checking and confirming<br/>  VOCABULARY: Flexibility - Recognizing word forms and how they are used -- Using different word forms to express perspective 2. SUSTAINABILITY<br/>  Academic focus: Discursive texts - presenting an argument<br/>  READING: Argumentative texts - Understanding an argument and recognizing a writer's stance -- Identifying arguments and supporting evidence -- Noun phrases (2): Using nouns to present alternative arguments<br/>  WRITING: Discursive essays - Presenting an argument and incorporating citation -- Planning and writing a body paragraph of a discursive essay -- Citations (1): Incorporating references<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (2) - Topic signposting in a lecture -- Listening critically and evaluating an argument -- Signposting (2): Focusing on the main theme<br/>  SPEAKING: Seminars (1) - Contributing to a discussion: developing, presenting , and supporting an argument -- Introducing, interrupting, and turn-taking -- Interaction (2): Interrupting and linking<br/>  VOCABULARY: Accuracy - Choosing prepositions in nouns phrases -- Identifying adjective / verb + preposition combinations<br/> 3. CREATIVITY<br/>  Academic focus: Summarizing texts<br/>  READING: Journal articles (1) - Identifying the features and structure of abstracts -- Navigating journal articles and using abstracts for research -- Style (1): Describing and summarizing aims<br/>  WRITING: Essay conclusions -- Ensuring coherence and cohesion throughout an essay -- Analyzing, writing, and evaluating a conclusion -- Hedging (1): Modal verbs, tentative verbs, and adverbs<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (3) - Establishing key words and themes from the introduction -- Note-taking (2): using different techniques<br/>  SPEAKING: Seminars (2) - Reading in preparation for a seminar discussion -- Summarizing ideas from written sources -- Citations (2): Referring to sources in discussion<br/>  VOCABULARY: Identifying sense -- Identifying senses -- Understanding grammatical differences in usage<br/> 4. INFORMATION<br/>  Academic focus: Comparing, contrasting, and evaluating<br/>  READING: Textbooks (1) - Evaluating objectively in texts -- Identifying the main points in texts for a summary -- Identifying cohesive words to confirm themes -- Comparing, contrasting, and evaluating information in different texts -- Cohesion (1): Using related words and synonyms in a text<br/>  WRITING: Understanding an essay question and writing a basic essay plan -- Using source texts: selecting, comparing, and evaluating points across multiple texts -- Planning and writing a comparison essay -- Comparing and evaluating: Using adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs<br/>  LISTENING: Presentations (1) -- Identifying and explaining key components in a poster -- Listening to the question and answer stage of a poster presentation -- Evaluating a poster and presentation<br/>  SPEAKING: Presentations (2) -- Planning, researching, and giving a poster presentation -- Viewing posters and preparing critical questions   VOCABULARY: Variety -- Understanding how synonyms alter meaning -- Using antonyms to avoid negatives<br/> 5. PATTERNS<br/>  Academic focus: Citation and referencing<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (4) - Making notes on a chronological sequence -- Recognizing and citations and references in lectures -- Citations (6): References to people, works, and ideas<br/>  SPEAKING: Teamwork - Planning and conducting team research -- Preparing and giving a group presentation -- Hedging (2): Reaching agreement<br/>  VOCABULARY: Lexical patterns - Recognizing verb + verb patterns -- Identifying and using clause patterns 6. RESPONSIBILITY<br/>  Academic focus: Selecting and summarizing from sources<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (5) - Understanding the main points of a lecture -- Summarizing a key concept from a lecture -- Combining and comparing information from two lectures<br/>  SPEAKING: Reading and preparing a logical argument for a seminar -- Asking questions about a contribution -- Conducting a seminar discussion and summarizing main points  VOCABULARY: Collocations -- Recognizing collocations in a text -- Identifying academic & discipline-specific collocations<br/> 7. DATA<br/>  Academic focus: Description, interpretation, and stance<br/>  READING: Expository texts -- Evaluating data sources and asking critical questions about data -- Recognizing stance and subtle evaluation in an expository text -- Comparing perspective and stance across texts<br/>  WRITING: Data commentary -- Interpreting data in visual form and writing a commentary -- Decoding and constructing complex noun phrases<br/>  LISTENING: Presentations (3) -- Understanding visual data in a presentation -- Distinguishing between evidence and evaluation -- Critically evaluating a presentation<br/>  SPEAKING: Presentations (4) -- Planning, researching, and rehearsing a short presentation of visual data -- Evaluating performance: format, description, interpretation, and stance<br/>  VOCABULARY: Being specific -- Specifying exact details about data -- Research Project (1) -- Choosing a topic  8. INFLUENCE<br/>  Academic focus: Cause, effect, and association<br/>  READING: Complex texts -- Identifying cause, effect, and association connections in a complex text -- Recognizing confident and tentative connections -- Exploring evaluation across texts <br/>  WRITING: Cause and effect essays -- Expressing cause and effect relationships coherently -- Researching, planning, and writing a cause and effect essay<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (6) -- Reading a pre-lecture handout to prepare for a lecture -- Listening for facts, association, and evaluation<br/>  SPEAKING: Seminars (4) -- Gathering evidence for a seminar discussion -- Defending your argument using justifying and evaluation language<br/>  VOCABULARY: Word formation (1) -- Prefixes, compound words -- Researching project (2) -- Establishing a working title  9. VARIATION<br/>  Academic focus: Evaluation and critical response<br/>  READING: Different genres -- Evaluating types of source -- Recognizing narrative in source texts -- Identifying writing style, levels of formality and marked language<br/>  WRITING: Critical response -- Recognizing, responding to, and expressing evaluation -- Writing a critical response to a text<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (7) -- Techniques for dealing with different lecture styles -- Using lecture notes and slides effectively<br/>  SPEAKING: Seminars (5) -- Preparing an oral summary and evaluation of a text -- Participating in a seminar discussion and incorporating examples. <br/>  VOCABULARY: Idioms in academic writing -- Understanding and using idioms -- Research Project (3) -- Making an outline plan 10. GLOBALIZATION<br/>  Academic focus: Problems, solutions, and evaluation<br/>  READING: Textbooks (2) -- Identifying problems, solutions, and evaluation in different texts -- Working out meaning in complex sentences -- Recognizing the perspective and stance of writers and readers<br/>  WRITING: Problem-solution essays: Defining problems, proposing and evaluating solutions -- Incorporating voice in an essay -- Planning and writing a problem-solution essay<br/>  LISTENING: Presentations (5) -- Reading a conference presentation abstract to predict content -- Recognizing known and new information -- Evaluating the summary of a presentation <br/>  SPEAKING: Presentations (6) -- Pre- to post-presentation planning -- Working towards script independence -- Giving and evaluating a presentation <br/>  VOCABULARY: Sensitive language -- Connotation -- Research Project (4) -- Writing a first draft 11. OBSERVATION<br/>  Academic focus: Chronology - case study and process<br/>  READING: Case studies -- Understanding case studies -- Using generic language to express relationships -- Taking detailed notes to use for writing<br/>  WRITING: Complex descriptions -- Analysing types of process and identifying evaluation -- Writing a description of a process based on notes from reading and research<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (8) -- Using visuals to understand and explain key concepts -- Taking notes on multiple related processes<br/>  SPEAKING: Seminars (6) -- Analyzing a process text and developing material to use in a discussion -- Participating in a seminar discussion<br/>  VOCABULARY: Word formation (2) -- Single and multiple suffixes -- Research Projects (5) -- Making a clear argument 12. RESEARCH<br/>  Academic focus: Research and reporting<br/>  READING: Independent reading -- Establishing reading purpose -- Employing appropriate reading techniques -- Reporting on reading spoken and written form<br/>  WRITING: Research Writing -- Using feedback to edit a text for language accuracy -- Developing a personal proofreading checklist -- Acting on feedback to finalize a text<br/>  LISTENING: Lectures (9) -- Matching note-taking technique to purpose of listening -- Using lecture notes to prepare for a presentation <br/>  SPEAKING: Presentations (7) -- Planning a research presentation - Understanding the test -- Considering your audience -- Preparing and giving a research presentation <br/>  VOCABULARY: Review and research -- Vocabulary review -- Research Project (6) -- Finalize your work Glossary of grammatical and academic terms Language reference Checklists Additional materials from units Video and audio transcripts List of sources for texts 
<br/><br/> For advanced (C1 - CEFR) ESL learners. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194001793 (Student book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Usage--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Anglais (Langue)--Manuels pour allophones.<br/>C1 (CEFR).<br/>Advanced.