Academic writing teaching by means of reading comprehension and vocabulary

Purpose: To analyse what vocabulary to teach in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.

Thesis: Students attending EAP courses should deal with core vocabulary and the possible combinations in which they typically collocate.

Audience: Teachers of English for Academic Purposes and college students.

I. Teaching vocabulary

A. Martin’s (1976, cited in Pintos, 2008) division of academic vocabulary

1. vocabulary of research-process including verbs and nouns

2. vocabulary of analysis including high-frequency verbs

3. vocabulary of evaluation including adjectives and adverbs

II. Teaching reading comprehension

A. Nuttall’s (1996, cited in Pintos, 2008) prerequisites to reading comprehension

1. same code between readers and writers

2. vast amount of previous knowledge

3. effective reading

Reference

Pintos, V. (2008). Lengua Inglesa Especializada I. Unidad 1. Buenos Aires. Universidad CAECE. Retrieved September 2009, from http://caece.campusuniversidad.com.ar/mod/resource/view.php?id=2730