Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Japan: Studies from an English-medium University
Rachael Ruegg · Clay Williams
Mar 2018 · English Language Education Book 14 · Springer
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This book focuses on appropriate English for Academic Purposes instructional concepts and methods in the Japanese context. It investigates a variety of pedagogical techniques, addressing the fundamental academic English skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing – as well as assessment and materials development. All the research included was conducted in Japanese university settings, thus shedding new light on the effective implementation of EAP teaching and learning activities with Japanese learners of English. This book is of interest to anyone working in an EAP context at the secondary or tertiary level, especially those which include Japanese learners.
About the author
Rachael Ruegg is a lecturer at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She graduated with a PhD in Linguistics, from Macquarie University, Australia.
Clay Williams is an associate professor in the graduate-level English Language Teaching Practices (ELT) program at Akita International University, Japan. He graduated with a PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching from the University of Arizona, U.S.A. His recent books are Teaching English Reading in the Chinese-speaking World: Building Strategies across Scripts and Teaching English in East Asia: A Teacher’s Guide to Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Learners, both published by Springer.
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