Browsing English Language Institute by Subject "English for Academic Purposes (EAP)"

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Developing a Task-based Assessment of EAP Pragmatics

Youn, Soo Jung (2008)

The study attempts to identify L2 learners’ pragmatic needs in a university EAP program, as well as the ways that EAP needs could be incorporated into the current curriculum. First, needs analysis were conducted through ...
Drawing on Theories of Critical Academic Literacies in the ELI 83 Classroom

McClanahan, Kelly (2005)

This research investigates ways of supporting students’ development of L2 academic literacies. Specifically, the study seeks to (1) describe theories and research on critical literacies and writing development and (2) ...
EAP Listening and Speaking: From Needs Analysis to Evaluation

Chan, Elisa; Ham, Koeun (2007)

This project intends to obtain information about students’ needs at an English intensive program at a university, especially a listening and speaking curriculum area. Fourteen undergraduate students who enrolled in an ...
ELI Curriculum Needs

Mason, Chas (1985)

This study investigates diverse perspectives on ELI curriculum needs. It particularly attempts to obtain comprehensive needs about the program through student survey, interviews with faculty from various departments and ...
An Evaluation of an Online Program

Beamer, Michael S. (2002)

This study is an evaluation of the online program under development at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s English Language Institute (ELI), which offers English intensive courses to ESL university students. Since its first ...
Implementation of a Program of Instruction

Harper

This report addresses course objectives and activities practiced in an academic English program at a university. Particularly focusing on listening/speaking curriculum area, this paper discusses objectives of the course, ...
Learner Autonomy and Independence: The Students' Perspective

Graves, Varsha (2006)

Despite the emphasis on autonomy, lots of research has emphasized the role of instructor or the materials. Noticing the significant role of students as agents for their autonomous learning, this study intends to hear voices ...
A Pre-needs Analysis of Oral Proficiency Goals in the ELI

Hatcher, Jeff; Morrison, Mike (1997)

This preliminary study reports the results of needs analysis, which assesses the degree to which the English Language Institute (ELI) satisfies the program objectives for oral proficiency and how the concerned parties ...
Rethinking Needs in an English Language Program: Three Case Studies in English for Academic Purposes

Narita, Yoneko Z. (1998)

Individual case studies were undertaken to investigate the English listening and speaking needs of three international students at an American university. The purpose of this research was to determine how well the English ...
Socialization into L2 Academic Culture Through Leading Discussion Circles

Rannik, Ave (2004)

This study attempts to yield a better understanding of the difficulties international students are facing in their socialization process into North-American academic culture through leading discussion circles in their ESL ...
A Systematically Designed Curriculum for ELI Introductory Academic Listening

Donovan, Catherine; Serizawa, Chieko (1989)

This reports on a curriculum development project at the University of Hawaii at Manoa conducted during the summer of 1989. The purpose of the project was to develop a systematically designed curriculum for the introductory ...
A Task-based Needs Analysis for the English Language Institute at the University of Hawai'I at Manoa

Kim, Youngkyu; Kong, Don-Kwan; Lee, Younnneun; Silva, Anthony; Urano, Ken

This study investigates ESL students’ needs in EAP (English for Academic Purposes) program. Specifically, this research focuses on diverse attributes that potentially determine learners’ needs in EAP courses in terms of ...
Vocabulary Knowledge Differences between Placed and Promoted EAP Students

Clark, Martyn K.,; Ishida, Saori (2004)

This study investigates differences in vocabulary knowledge as a potential explanation for perceived differences between placed and promoted students in a university EAP reading course. Students in an advanced reading ...
"You Must Learn This or Your Paper Will Be Killed": Three International Students' Perception of Academic Literacies

Rannik, Ave (2006)

This study explores the experiences of three international students who are in the process of discovering academic genre expectations and appropriating academic writing conventions. The data was obtained through student ...