Joan McCormack is the Director of the Self-Access Centre at the University of Reading, and works as an EAP Lecturer and Course Director. She has worked in Japan, Peru and Spain, and has been involved in the field of EAP for the past 12 years.
English for Academic Study: Speaking
This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Speaking will help your studentsdevelop the speaking and presentation skills they need to participate effectively in academic seminars and discussions.
The units are based on the following topics:
Each unit includes discussions and presentations that relate to the topic of the unit. The written and listening texts will give your studentsdifferent perspectives on the topic and provide evidence to support their ideas – one of the essential features of academic life. There is also a learner diary at the end of each unit to help students think about the process of learning and the strategies they are developing.
The Course Book includes unit summaries to give students a quick overview of what they have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both speaking skills and the topics covered in the units.
This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for Academic Study (EAS) series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS: Reading, EAS: Writing, EAS: Extended Writing & Research Skills, EAS: Listening, EAS: Vocabulary, EAS: PronunciationandEAS: Grammar for Writing.
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