English for academic purposes : student's book

All rights reserved. Except under the conditions described in the Copyright Act 1968 of Australia and subsequent amendments, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic. mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, i v ENGLISH FOR ACAOEMIC PURPOSES stUdents' book to the stUdent v and the USA where English is the main medium of instruction and that have many academic traditions in common. These academic traditions include such things as ways of writing and speaking (rhetorical style), methods of assessment (eg assignments, presentations or essay exams) and the concept of plagiarism. Having said this, there are variations between the academic culture of each of the native English speaker countries and also between different disciplines within the same country. Furthermore, if you are from a country with a European academic tradition, by working through this book you may be surprised at what you notice about the differences between your own academic culture and the cultures within English-medium tertiary education. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 contents David Hill About the authors Acknowledgements grew up in the north west of England. After studying at the University of Durham, his interest in other cultures took him around the world and eventually inspired him to become a teacher of English to speakers of other languages. After teaching English to adults in the UK, Turkey and Japan, David settled in Australia where he now teaches and coordinates EAP and exam preparation for Australian Pacific College. Preface-students' book iii Writing and Reading 42 To the student iv Argument essays and staging introductions Aims and focus of EA? Now! iv and conclusions EAP Now 01......Page 1 EAP Now 02......Page 25 EAP Now 03......Page 36 EAP Now 04......Page 46 EAP Now 05......Page 62 EAP Now 06......Page 76 EAP Now 07......Page 90 EAP Now 08......Page 100 EAP Now 09......Page 111 EAP Now 10......Page 123 EAP Now 11......Page 134