Instituto Superior de Cincias e Tecnologia de Moambique

THEMATIC PLAN

Curse: Mestrado em Pedagogia e Qualidade de Ensino

Subject: English for Academic purpose

Academic Year: 2016/2017

Semester: I

Theory:5
Practices:11
Theory /practices:8

Introduction
EAP - English for Academic Purposes - refers to the language and associated
practices that people need in order to undertake study or work in English medium
higher education. The objective of an EAP course, then, is to help these people
learn some of the linguistic and cultural mainly institutional and disciplinary practices involved in studying or working through the medium of English.
EAP is often considered to be a branch of ELT, although not all EAP teachers
have come though the ELT route. It is a type of ESP in that the teaching content
is explicitly matched to the language, practices and study needs of the learners.
It is also considered to be ESP if we take Robinson's (1991, pp. 2-5) features
which are usually thought of as being typical defining characteristics of ESP
courses.

MAIN OBJECTIVES:
Develop students range of vocabulary, including collocations, phrasal
verbs and fixed expressions.
Improve the range and accuracy of students grammar.
Write a range of text types, such as articles, essays and reviews.
Improve reading and listening skills to understand main ideas, detail,
purposes and attitudes

SCHEME OF WORK

Contents
Horas
Tericas

Wee
k

Listening for note taking

Reading for Information

Summarizing

Pre- intermediate grammar

review

Writing an assignment

Intermediate grammar review

Tericoprticas

Prtica
s

Seminrio
s

Total

01

02

03

04

Paraphrasing

Synthesizing

Progress test- 1

Academic reading and writing

Upper intermediate grammar

review

Academic speaking

Oral presentations

Informal language

Progress- 2

Advanced grammar review

Oral presentations

Preparation for the exam

5

11

Total

ASSESSMENT:
1 Progress test
1 Presentation
1 Assignment

BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. S.H. BURTON and J. A. HUMPHRIES, Mastering English Language,
Macmillan, 2ed, 1992
2. ELLIOT, Andrew, Universal Letter Writer, Clarion
3. MURPHY, Raymond, Essential Grammar in Use, Intermediate, CUP, 2ed,
1985
4. Northern Ireland- Energy Agency. Bryson, Charitable Group 2008.
5. JOHN & LIZ Soares, Headway-Intermediate,
6. COWTHER, JONATHAN, Advanced Learners Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford
University Press, New Edition,
7. ASHLEY, A. A Correspondence Workbook, OUP, 1992

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