LLAC welcomes Dr. Carole MacDiarmid, from University of Glasgow, to a series of practically oriented workshops that aims at developing and explore understanding key practical skills for EAP teachers and the principles for an EAP practitioner

By Dr. Carole MacDiarmid, Senior Lecturer and English for Academic (EAP) Purposes Manager for Teacher Development in English for Academic Study at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Carole has extensive experience in EAP course design and teacher education and currently co-leads the TESOL masters programmes, including convening the Teaching EAP online postgraduate course.

Dates: From 13th to 17th of March from 2pm to 5pm.

In-Personal Meeting - Location details will be sent by email to subscribers prior to the event

*Certificates will be provided upon fulfillment of the attendance list on the event's day.

**A confirmation email will be sent a few days before the event. If you do not respond, we will make your spot available to the next in line. This control will be made due to the space limit of the room where the lecture will take place.

*** Attendance of at least 75% of the lessons for certificates to be issued.

Schedule:

1. Key concepts in EAP

• What is academic communication?

• Learners and needs

• EGAP & ESAP

• The EAP teacher knwodlege base

2. Key skills 1:

• Exploring academic writing genres

• Implications for lesson design

3. Key skills 2:

• Reading and Listening in academic contexts

• Implications for lesson design

4. Key skills 3:

• Developing oracy/spoken skills in the academy

• Implications for lesson design

5. Key skills 4:

• Monitoring progress and giving feedback

• Task achievement and criteria