Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a ...Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a formal piece of academic work(Al-Husseini,2004).Students seem to face lot of writing problems and so the author conducted this study to have a better understanding of what is happening.He carried a questionnaire study to reveal the causes of difficulties in academic writing.The author restricted his focus on research to lack of practice in applying these skills in students’writing as that is more relevant in the technical colleges’context.The study proved that the absence of practicing learning and teaching academic writing due to the insufficient use of the GBA,partly discourage the adequate mastering of these skills.Following the GBA to tackle such problem might be useful.As a consequence,the author considers this research study’s results as an additional evidence for the value of the GBA in developing the learning and teaching of academic writing skills to FYP Omani students in the technical colleges.展开更多
作为学术论文的开篇,引言具有引导读者进入正文的作用。本研究以学术英语研究国际期刊Journal of English for Academic Purposes(JEAP)为研究对象,选取该期刊自创刊以来(2002—2019年)共36篇学术论文的引言自建语料库,对其语步–语阶...作为学术论文的开篇,引言具有引导读者进入正文的作用。本研究以学术英语研究国际期刊Journal of English for Academic Purposes(JEAP)为研究对象,选取该期刊自创刊以来(2002—2019年)共36篇学术论文的引言自建语料库,对其语步–语阶结构进行历时分析。结果表明,从历时来看,引言部分多采用顺序结构,语步结构比较完整。具体而言,M1语步中语阶使用较为完整,M2语步"指出差距"语阶使用频率最高,M3语步中使用最多的语阶为概述研究目的和介绍当前研究状况。本研究可为学术论文引言的撰写提供参考,如在引言撰写中要关注引言的结构分布,以提高学术论文在国际期刊发表的机率。展开更多
In this review of the literature regarding English for Academic Purposes(EAP)teacher development,we focus on empirical studies of pedagogical initiatives,research potential,and the cognitive status of practicing EAP i...In this review of the literature regarding English for Academic Purposes(EAP)teacher development,we focus on empirical studies of pedagogical initiatives,research potential,and the cognitive status of practicing EAP instructors.A selection of 107 articles published in the Journal of English for Academic Purposes and English for Specific Purposes between the years 2002 and 2021 was retrieved for our categorized review.Our investigation affirms that research by and about EAP instructors remains an underdeveloped area in the field.We also attempt to point out future directions for teacher-led research with a conceptual understanding of EAP as a research-informed practice as well as practice-motivated research.展开更多
With the growing demand in EAP(English for Academic Purposes) course in international universities,the curriculum designof it deserves worldwide attention.This paper is to analyze why NA(needs analysis) is a determini...With the growing demand in EAP(English for Academic Purposes) course in international universities,the curriculum designof it deserves worldwide attention.This paper is to analyze why NA(needs analysis) is a determining factor in the curriculum design ofan EAP course and critically evaluate the NA of an EAP course in an international university.展开更多
文摘Teachers are supposed to apply the Genre-Based Approach(GBA)to teach academic writing in the Foundation Year Program(FYP)in the colleges of technology.However,students in these colleges find it difficult to produce a formal piece of academic work(Al-Husseini,2004).Students seem to face lot of writing problems and so the author conducted this study to have a better understanding of what is happening.He carried a questionnaire study to reveal the causes of difficulties in academic writing.The author restricted his focus on research to lack of practice in applying these skills in students’writing as that is more relevant in the technical colleges’context.The study proved that the absence of practicing learning and teaching academic writing due to the insufficient use of the GBA,partly discourage the adequate mastering of these skills.Following the GBA to tackle such problem might be useful.As a consequence,the author considers this research study’s results as an additional evidence for the value of the GBA in developing the learning and teaching of academic writing skills to FYP Omani students in the technical colleges.
文摘作为学术论文的开篇,引言具有引导读者进入正文的作用。本研究以学术英语研究国际期刊Journal of English for Academic Purposes(JEAP)为研究对象,选取该期刊自创刊以来(2002—2019年)共36篇学术论文的引言自建语料库,对其语步–语阶结构进行历时分析。结果表明,从历时来看,引言部分多采用顺序结构,语步结构比较完整。具体而言,M1语步中语阶使用较为完整,M2语步"指出差距"语阶使用频率最高,M3语步中使用最多的语阶为概述研究目的和介绍当前研究状况。本研究可为学术论文引言的撰写提供参考,如在引言撰写中要关注引言的结构分布,以提高学术论文在国际期刊发表的机率。
文摘In this review of the literature regarding English for Academic Purposes(EAP)teacher development,we focus on empirical studies of pedagogical initiatives,research potential,and the cognitive status of practicing EAP instructors.A selection of 107 articles published in the Journal of English for Academic Purposes and English for Specific Purposes between the years 2002 and 2021 was retrieved for our categorized review.Our investigation affirms that research by and about EAP instructors remains an underdeveloped area in the field.We also attempt to point out future directions for teacher-led research with a conceptual understanding of EAP as a research-informed practice as well as practice-motivated research.
文摘With the growing demand in EAP(English for Academic Purposes) course in international universities,the curriculum designof it deserves worldwide attention.This paper is to analyze why NA(needs analysis) is a determining factor in the curriculum design ofan EAP course and critically evaluate the NA of an EAP course in an international university.
