by AEUK | Jun 15, 2020 | EAP Teacher
QUICKMARKS for Academic English Teachers What are QuickMarks?. QuickMarks are a set of commonly used marking terms that can be used to help mark assignments. •Turnitin provides a few default marking sets (e.g. Commonly used, Formatting or Composition marks). •...
by AEUK | May 3, 2020 | EAP Teacher, Writing
WRITING / SPSE / Summary / Argument AEUK One-Sided Argument (persuasive) Essays Argument essays on a variety of topics. These essays use block & point-by-point structure, they are 500-700 words long & they are divided into four paragraphs with clear counter...
by AEUK | Apr 28, 2020 | EAP Teacher, lessons, Listening, Reading, speaking, Writing
Academic Happiness Lesson Understanding Happiness What is this lesson about? This ‘happiness’ lesson book includes 6-10 hours of content: Exploring the topic and linking personal experience. Creating and writing a definition. Analysing different academic definitions...
by AEUK | Apr 6, 2020 | EAP Teacher, referencing, Writing
Academic Paragraphing Basic Paragraph Structure A basic paragraph should consist of four key parts. 1) Topic Sentence (sometimes called a paragraph leader). 2) Development (a detailed explanation of the topic. 3) Example (this can be data, stats, evidence, etc..). 4)...
by AEUK | Mar 28, 2020 | Academia, EAP Teacher, speaking
The best ‘free’ video-conferencing software for 2020 This post was written by J.Greenwood (2020) With the Covid-19 pandemic currently impacting educational institutions across the globe, many teachers are being tasked with delivering classes online. This...
by AEUK | Feb 23, 2020 | EAP Teacher, lessons, Vocabulary
Introduction to the Academic Word List [AWL] Lesson A really nice lesson to introduce students to the Academic Word List. It is divided into four individual lessons so that teachers can focus on one sublist each week. Each lesson includes a synonym matching activity...
by AEUK | Jan 30, 2020 | EAP Teacher
QUIZLET for Academic Teachers What is Quizlet? Quizlet is one of the biggest vocabulary and flashcard learning websites on the net. It has flashcards and vocabulary sets for a wide-range of subjects. At its most basic, Quizlet provides teachers with the ability to...
by AEUK | Jan 15, 2020 | EAP Teacher, lessons
Video Games – EAP Lessons The impact of video games on health This ‘video games’ lesson book includes 6-10 hours of content: Exploring the topic and linking personal experience. Discussing pros and cons of gaming. Reading a 700-word text with...
by AEUK | Sep 10, 2019 | EAP Teacher
Noise Pollution – EAP Lessons Noise Pollution This ‘Noise Pollution’ lesson book include 6-10 hours of content: Exploring the topic and linking personal experience. Creating and writing a definition. Reading a 800-word text with reading test-type...
by AEUK | Jun 22, 2019 | EAP Teacher, speaking
Lesson ideas for Week 1 on an EAP Course What is this blog / lesson about? This blog / webpage provides a number of resources suitable for the first week on an EAP course (Presessional, Foundation, or University English study courses). It includes getting organised...
by AEUK | Apr 10, 2019 | Academia, EAP Teacher
Academic Plagiarism: the use of custom Essay writing services What is this blog / lesson about? This lesson explores how academic plagiarism has changed over the last few years with students using custom essay writing services. These companies will write essays for...
by AEUK | Apr 4, 2018 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Reading, Writing
The Gig Economy – EAP Lessons The Gig Economy This blog provides a number of lessons based on the Gig Economy. There is over 6-hours of lesson content here. It starts through a discussion of well-known Gig companies and students internet research a specific gig...
by AEUK | Mar 19, 2018 | EAP Teacher
Teaching EAP / what is EAP? Teaching EAP [English for Academic Purposes] at University What is English for Academic Purposes (EAP)? How can I become an EAP Teacher? What qualifications do I need to be an EAP teacher? Where can I find jobs in EAP? All of these...
