English for Academic Study: Speaking Course Book with Audio CDs 2012 - Hardcover

Joan McCormack; Sebastian Watkins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908614412 ISBN 13: 9781908614414

Publisher: Garnet Education, 2012

Synopsis

The new edition of the best-selling English for Academic Study (EAS) series is now available. Garnet Education publishes the series in collaboration with practising teachers of EAP from the University of Readings International Study and Language Centre. The EAS series comprises seven separate EAP Course Books, covering the essential skills for English-medium study. The series has been designed for students on pre-sessional and foundation courses within an IELTS range of 5.0 to 7.0.

About this title

About the Author:

Joan McCormack is the Director of the Self-Access Centre at the University of Reading, and works as an EAP Lecturer and Course Director. She has worked in Japan, Peru and Spain, and has been involved in the field of EAP for the past 12 years. Her areas of interest include the development of materials for teaching extended academic writing and research skills, as well as fostering the development of learner autonomy in students. Joan is co-author of two of the titles in the English for Academic Study series: Extended Writing and Research Skills and Speaking. Sebastian Watkins co-authored the Speaking title in the English for Academic Study series, published by Garnet Education. Since 2002, he has also taught English for Academic Purposes at the University of Reading to both pre-sessional and in-sessional students. Prior to that, Sebastian spent time working in Spain, Turkey, Hungary and Oman, concentrating on Business English, IELTS preparation and teacher training on UCLES CELTA courses. He received a Masters in TEFL from the University of Reading in 2004. He also directs and teaches on tailor-made short courses in ESP for a range of external sponsors.

Review:

"If you spend a few minutes flipping through their pages, you will discover a real treasure for your academic classes. It is definitely worth reading them!" Liliana Burga Yuy for IATEFL Voices, Issue 236, January / February 2014 " ...this is a comprehensive course book that achieves its aims and contextualises new skills. It successfully includes essential useful phrases for academic study and gives students the opportunity to recycle what they have learnt." Jessica Vicary and Katie Mansfield for the ESP SIG Journal, Issue 40, October 2012

About this edition

• Publisher: Garnet Education
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1908614412
• ISBN 13: 9781908614414
• Binding: Board book
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 136