background and purpose: the fact that who is more qualified to teach the emp (english for medical purposes) courses has long been the cause of argument between the heads of language departments (lds) on one side and those of discipline-specific departments(dsds) on the other side. this research was conducted to study the views of both sides as well as those of students in some emp english class...

This longitudinal case study tracks an adult second-language (L2) learner’s quality and quantity of encounters with 20 vocabulary items in an English for Academic Purposes course over 3 months. The learner completed pretest and posttest vocabulary knowledge interviews, submitted course materials and notes for analysis, and was observed during class lessons. The results show that frequency of en...

This paper describes an experimental study aimed at investigating the learning effectiveness of a Web-based course called Academic English (EAP) for Japanese learners of English. The main focus of the study was to examine the form, function, and impact of interaction in the course. Twenty university-level EFL students participated in this experiment. They were randomly assigned to two treatment...

In this paper I plan to explore the relationship between critical approaches to literacy and the selection of EAP reading texts, taking Australia’s colonial and post-colonial society as an example of a theme around which discussion of text selection will revolve. Drawing, for example, on the writings of Benesch (1993, 1996) and Pennycook (1989, 1994, 1997), I suggest that by reconceptualising t...

action research is an attempt to seek immediate solutions to the problems experienced in educational settings. in this type of research, teachers are the researchers who intend to make instant reforms to develop, and improve their teaching styles and reflect on pedagogical practices. the purpose of this study was to conduct an action research to tackle the problem of students' low motivation in...

With the advent of the distinctive characterization of academic languagein the past thirty years, there has been atremendous move in the ESL/EFL world towardsformulatinginstructional techniques compatible with the very nature of these skills. As a part of this effort, this studyinvestigated the role of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) approach in achieving these ends. The study e...