Moving into English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

Applications for this course are currently closed. This intensive, week-long course is designed to help teachers deepen their knowledge of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Our expert staff will help course participants to understand the key teaching and learning principles of EAP. Participants will be able to share ideas, reflect and ask questions.

The course is aimed at people who have some teaching experience, such as:

• ‘English as a foreign language’ teachers who are looking to work on UK pre-sessional courses
• EAP practitioners operating outside the UK who are looking to explore alternative approaches
• EAP practitioners who are in the early stages of their careers
• further education and secondary school teachers
• librarians and teachers of study skills.

Course content

On this course, you will be immersed in core EAP theory and discourse. You will learn practical approaches to teaching and materials design, and will develop ideas for planning and delivery in your specific context.

You will explore various approaches to academic text analysis and discover how to apply these in your own work. You will review research-based EAP teaching practices, and try them out in peer-observed ‘micro-teaching’ activities. You will also learn about key differences between teaching English for ‘general academic purposes’ and ‘specific academic purposes’.

During this course, you will have many opportunities to share and test ideas with peers. Our course tutors, who are experienced EAP practitioners and course designers themselves, will also be on hand to offer insight and guidance.

This course was exactly as advertised, with practical lessons underpinned by solid theory and taught by experienced, knowledgeable and supportive tutors. It has challenged me to reappraise my teaching methods (after 8 years of teaching) and has improved my own academic English skills, which I will use in completing my Master's studies.

Time commitment, structure and dates

This one-week, full-time course will take place on the University of Bristol campus. You will need to attend in person from 28 April to 2 May 2025. The days will start at 9.30 am and end at 4.30 pm.

Assessment and accreditation

This course is not assessed or formally accredited. However, the course maps onto Associate Fellow level BALEAP TEAP accreditation. As such, it can help you make progress towards Associate Fellow accreditation, if that is something you are pursuing.

Class size

We will keep the class size to between 10 and 16, to maximise discussion between participants and interactions with staff.

We will need a minimum of 10 people in order to run this course. We will let applicants know whether the course will be running by 11 March 2025.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this course, you will need some form of teaching experience – for instance, ‘English as a foreign language’ teaching, workshop delivery, or secondary school teaching.

How and when to apply

Applications for this course are currently closed.

Costs

This course costs £499.

We are unable to offer any accommodation for this TEAP course. Tutors who will be teaching on our summer pre-sessional cannot arrive at their University accommodation early. You will need to pay for your own travel to and private accommodation in Bristol. Please do not book your accommodation or travel tickets until we have confirmed your course is running.

We won’t ask you to print or buy any books for this course.