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EAPFoundation podcasts cover all areas of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), from writing to study skills.
Good writing requires an appropriate mix of different types of sentence. Too many short, simple sentences can make the writing boring, while...
A good dictionary is an essential tool for any language learner. This podcast considers different types of dictionary and the advantages and...
Taking notes, both when reading texts and when listening to lectures or presentations, is an essential aspect of student life. This podcast...
This podcast looks at language for reports . As with other formulaic language (e.g. the language for presentations), you do not need to lear...
This podcast considers the important features of English vocabulary that you will need to know in order to use it effectively, namely meanin...
After you have understood the title, the next step of the writing process is to generate ideas. The best way to do this is by a process call...
Academic discussions are a key part of university life. This podcast will help you understand how to participate in academic discussions by...
This podcast explains what EAP (English for Academic Purposes) is , giving a definition of EAP, describing its development, locating EAP in...
Each subject has words which are either used specifically in that subject area (and not in general English), or common words which are used...
General vocabulary, also called high-frequency vocabulary , is vocabulary that occurs frequently in all kinds of texts and everyday language...
The two most common forms of writing at university are reports and essays. This podcast describes academic reports , giving information on w...
Academic writing is generally impersonal and objective in tone. This podcast considers what objective writing is , how objective academic wr...
The Academic Formulas List (AFL) is a list of the most common formulaic sequences in academic English, i.e. recurring word sequences three t...
Hedging , also called caution or cautious language , is an important component of academic style . This podcast explains what hedging is, th...
This podcast describes the New Academic Word List (NAWL) , giving information on what the NAWL is, as well as the 10 most frequent words in...
This podcast describes the New General Service List (NGSL) , giving information on what the NGSL is, as well as the first 10 words in the NG...
This podcast describes the Academic Collocation List (ACL) , explaining what it is and giving some example collocations.
Academic writing is arguably the most important skill in academic contexts, since writing is the main method of academic communication. It i...
Although it is often assumed that idioms are too informal for use in academic English, two studies have identified idioms which occur fairly...
This podcast describes the Academic Word List (AWL) , giving information on what the AWL is, as well as listing the first 60 headwords of th...
There are many word lists for general and academic English study. This podcast gives information on why word lists are important, then prese...
Taking notes, both when reading texts and when listening to lectures or presentations, is an essential aspect of student life. Note-taking f...
Learning vocabulary is an important aspect of academic study. This podcast considers how much vocabulary to learn, the type of vocabulary to...
Cohesion and coherence are important features of academic writing. They are one of the features tested in exams of academic English, includi...
In academic writing you often have to summarise part of a book or journal article. It is one of three ways of using another writer's work in...
This podcast describes the General Service List (GSL), explaining what it is, details about the list, and why it is important for academic s...
In academic contexts you cannot assume that everything you read is a simple representation of the facts. Every area of study has many differ...
In academic writing, you will need to use other writer's ideas to support your own. The most common way to do this is by using paraphrase. T...
Reports are a common academic genre at university. Although the exact nature will vary according to discipline, the general structure is bro...
Academic English, like any writing, has its own conventions or 'style'. This podcast considers 10 'rules' for good academic writing in Engli...
Academic writers need to use material from other writers to support their own ideas. Failure to integrate this material appropriately can le...
In academic writing you will develop an argument or point of view. This will be supported by concrete evidence, in other words reasons, exam...
This podcast discusses academic vocabulary, beginning with a definition of academic vocabulary, then looking at different types of vocabular...
Transition signals are useful in achieving good cohesion and coherence in writing. This podcast gives information on what transition signals...
In academic writing, you will need to cite (or 'refer to') other people's work or ideas. In order to do this accurately, you will need to us...
Lecture cues are words or phrases which lecturers use to help you understand their lectures. This podcast explains cues to signal the struct...
Understanding a lecture is not simply a matter of attending the lecture and listening. You need to prepare for the lecture by doing some pre...
Learner autonomy is an important concept in educational fields, including language learning ones such as EAP. This podcast, part of the stud...
Feedback is an important way to improve performance. Feedback is typically associated with written work, e.g. essays or reports, but is equa...
Reflection is an important part of the learning cycle, and in order to understand reflection and its importance it is necessary to understan...
This podcast, part of the Presentation Skills podcasts, gives some guidelines on using visual aids for presentations, with some do's and don...
This podcast, part of the Presentation Skills podcasts, looks at presentation delivery, considering three key factors which influence the de...
The message you give with your body is as important as the one you give using words. This podcast, part of the Presentation Skills podcasts,...
This podcast, part of the Presentation Skills podcasts, gives examples of language phrases to use in different sections, for transitioning,...
This podcast, part of the Presentation Skills podcasts, outlines the structure of a typical presentation, namely Introduction, Main body, Co...
This podcast, part of the reading skills series, gives an overview of skills which are needed for reading academic texts, including skimming...
Academic reading differs from reading for pleasure in that you will often not read every word, and you are reading for a specific purpose ra...
Surveying is another way to read a text quickly. The aim is to take a broad look at a text to decide whether it is worth reading more closel...
Skimming is another way to read a text quickly. This podcast, part of the reading skills series, looks at what scanning is, how to scan a te...
Skimming is one way to read a text quickly. This podcast, part of the reading skills series, looks at what skimming is and which parts of th...