IN-SESSIONAL EAP: ISSUES AND INSIGHTS

Saturday 25th April 1998

ICELS, Oxford Brookes University

Organiser: Richard Haill

PROGRAMME

 

PRESENTATIONS (in the Lloyd Lecture Theatre):

John Morley (Manchester University): “In-sessional EAP provision: issues and tensions”

Dilys Thorp (recently of Thames Valley University): ‘Why we don’t ask questions’: some insights for the EAP teacher from students’ perceptions of their learning”

Antonia Pulsford (University of Warwick): “What (happens now), why (does it happen), how (do we hope to improve the provision)?”

Lynn Errey (Oxford Brookes University): “EAP and ESP within a degree programme”

Andy Gillett (University of Hertfordshire): “ Provision of in-sessional EAP in British HE institutions: some problems and solutions

WORKSHOPS

Judy Olsen (City College of San Francisco, currently at the Institute of Education, University of London): “Thinking, questioning and academic literacy in the disciplines”

Richard Badger and Goodith White (University of Stirling): “Lend me your ears: listening and note-taking in academic lectures”

Gail Langley (South Bank University): “Exploring student evaluation of in-sessional support: how well can we measure effectiveness and efficiency from student feedback?”

Jeanne Godfrey (University of Westminster): “ Employability, communication skills and ‘critical thinking’: the exploitation and exploration of in-sessional EAP provision in the wider university context”