by AEUK | Nov 14, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Plagiarism, Speaking
Academic Plagiarism What is academic plagiarism? Academic Plagiarism at university is a form of cheating and is a serious academic offence. It arises from work submitted that is not the student’s own and has been taken from another source and usually includes a lack...
by AEUK | Sep 19, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Lessons, Listening, Reading, Writing
Behavioural Economics What is behavioural economics? Behavioural economics, a term coined by Richard Thaler in 2008, refers to the role that psychological, emotional, cultural and social factors play in decision-making in an economic context. As detailed by Social...
by AEUK | Sep 2, 2022 | EAP Teacher
Top Academic English Teaching Books Here are a range of top academic English teaching books that we have all used teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP). There are a variety of resources on this page from academic grammar and course books through to EAP Theory....
by AEUK | Apr 21, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Academic English Tests What are academic English Tests? OverviewMore information Each test includes an academic reading, summary writing, lecture listening and seminar speaking. All texts are written and created by us and we dedicate a considerable amount of time in...
by AEUK | Feb 1, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Listening
Listening Note-Taking Methods 1 What are listening note-taking methods? The Curve of Forgetting graph (originally called The Ebbinghuas Curve) proposes we forget new information rapidly. If you take a lecture for example, many students think that because they...
by AEUK | Jan 31, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Writing
Academic Summary Skills What is a summary? A summary is a synthesis of the main points of an article written in your own words. It is a combination of selecting the relevant information and condensing it so that it is no more than a third of the length of the...
by AEUK | Nov 27, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Grammar
Academic Grammar What are the most common tenses in academic English? According to corpus research, in academic writing, the four tenses used the most often are present simple, past simple, present perfect simple and future simple (will) (Biber et al., 1999; Caplan,...
by AEUK | Aug 31, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Listening
Listening Note-Taking Methods 2 What are listening note-taking methods? The Curve of Forgetting (originally called The Ebbinghuas Curve) proposes we forget new information rapidly. If you take a lecture for example, many students think that because they understand the...
by AEUK | Aug 26, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Speaking
Shared Drives Download all our videos and MP3s We use OneDrive & Dropbox file sharing applications to share all our videos and listenings. If you are in a country where you cannot access YouTube or Google-based websites, this is your solution. These apps provide...
by AEUK | Aug 16, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Referencing
Academic Synthesis What is synthesis? Synthesis is a key feature of analytical academic writing. It is the skill of being able to combine a number of sources in a clause, paragraph or text to either support an argument or refute it. We also synthesise sources to be...
by AEUK | Aug 1, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Writing
Academic Exemplification What is exemplification? Exemplification means to provide readers with examples that illustrate a larger point. Exemplification writing uses specific, vivid examples for the purpose of adding more information to explain, persuade, define or...
by AEUK | Jul 3, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Grammar, Writing
Academic Definitions What are academic definitions? Academic definitions are statements explaining the meaning of a word or phrase. Definitions show that you understand key terms and ensure that there is no misunderstanding with your audience. Academic definitions...
by AEUK | Jun 20, 2021 | Academia, EAP Teacher, Terms and Conditions
New PDF to Word Terms and Conditions What’s this about? Many of us are still teaching online and Word documents are far more practical to use online than PDFs. Therefore, we’ve changed our terms and conditions to provide permission for our PDF documents...
by AEUK | Apr 25, 2021 | Academia, EAP Teacher, Referencing, Writing
WRITING / Reference Verbs / Reference List / Referencing In-Text Referencing Terms & Conditions of Use When you use information from a text, you have to acknowledge it / state who said it. Why? It’s not your idea, so you must give credit to the writer of the...
by AEUK | Mar 19, 2021 | Academia, EAP Teacher, Grammar, Lessons, Reading, Writing
GRAMMAR / Verb Patterns Academic Verb Patterns Terms & Conditions of Use What are verb patterns? A verb pattern is when one verb follows another in a single clause. The former verb dictates how the latter verb will be used. There are five main verb patterns in...
by AEUK | Mar 7, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Grammar, Lessons, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
GRAMMAR / Un/countable nouns Academic Countable & uncountable nouns Terms & Conditions of Use What are countable and uncountable nouns? Countable (or count) nouns refer to something that can be counted, such as equations or people. They have a singular and...
by AEUK | Jan 21, 2021 | EAP Teacher
If you are an English tutor, you’re probably teaching English online at the moment. This blog offers some handy tips & tricks based around using video-conferencing software and document sharing apps. Technical Specifications So, let’s begin with the specs. There...
by AEUK | Jun 15, 2020 | EAP Teacher
QUICKMARKS for Academic English Teachers What are QuickMarks?. QuickMarks are a set of commonly used marking terms that can be used to help mark assignments. •Turnitin provides a few default marking sets (e.g. Commonly used, Formatting or Composition marks). •...
by AEUK | May 3, 2020 | EAP Teacher, Writing
AEUK One-Sided Argument (persuasive) Essays What is a one-sided argument essay? A one-sided argument (persuasive) essay is one in which the writer attempts to persuade the audience to agree with their thesis. It usually includes counter-arguments (the opposing views)...
by AEUK | Apr 28, 2020 | EAP Teacher, Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Academic Happiness Lesson Understanding Happiness What is this lesson about? This ‘happiness’ lesson book includes 6-10 hours of content: Exploring the topic and linking personal experience. Creating and writing a definition. Analysing different academic definitions...
by AEUK | Apr 6, 2020 | EAP Teacher, Referencing, Writing
Academic Paragraphing What is paragraph analysis? Paragraph analysis is examining a paragraph to look at its features of construction. It’s a process of identifying how the topic sentence links to the paragraph through the development of the topic and...
by AEUK | Mar 28, 2020 | Academia, EAP Teacher, Speaking
The best ‘free’ video-conferencing software for 2022 This post was written by J.Greenwood (2022) With the Covid-19 pandemic currently impacting educational institutions across the globe, many teachers are being tasked with delivering classes online. This...
by AEUK | Feb 23, 2020 | EAP Teacher, Lessons, Vocabulary
Introduction to the Academic Word List [AWL] Lesson A really nice lesson to introduce students to the Academic Word List. It is divided into four individual lessons so that teachers can focus on one sublist each week. Each lesson includes a synonym matching activity...
by AEUK | Jan 30, 2020 | EAP Teacher
QUIZLET for Academic Teachers What is Quizlet? Quizlet is one of the biggest vocabulary and flashcard learning websites on the net. It has flashcards and vocabulary sets for a wide-range of subjects. At its most basic, Quizlet provides teachers with the ability to...
by AEUK | Jan 15, 2020 | EAP Teacher, Lessons
Video Games – Academic English Lesson The impact of video games on health This ‘video games’ lesson book includes 6-10 hours of content: Exploring the topic and linking personal experience. Discussing pros and cons of gaming. Reading a 700-word text...
by AEUK | Sep 10, 2019 | EAP Teacher, Lessons, Reading
Noise Pollution – EAP Lessons What is noise pollution? Noise pollution, also known as environmental noise, is defined as unwanted or excessive sound that either interferes and/or disrupts one’s quality of life. Noise pollution is commonly associated with three...
by AEUK | Jun 22, 2019 | EAP Teacher, Grammar, Speaking
Lesson ideas for Week 1 on an academic English course What should you do on the first week of an academic English course? This blog / webpage provides a number of resources suitable for the first week on an EAP course (Presessional, Foundation, or University English...
by AEUK | Apr 10, 2019 | Critical thinking, EAP Teacher, Plagiarism
Academic Plagiarism: the use of custom Essay writing services What is custom essay writing academic plagiarism? This lesson explores how academic plagiarism has changed over the last few years with students using custom essay writing services. These companies will...
by AEUK | Feb 3, 2019 | EAP Teacher, Lessons
Teacher Membership Membership for teachers – over £800 worth of materials for £50? Membership is the best way to have ‘unlimited’ access to all worksheets & PDF books.We have over 450 resources on this website with an estimated value of £800. TEACHER...
by AEUK | Apr 4, 2018 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Reading, Writing
The Gig Economy – EAP Lessons What is the gig economy? The gig economy can be defined as independent work that encapsulates autonomous, collaborative short-term working relationships (gigs). This encompasses the labour services of trading in goods and renting...
by AEUK | Mar 19, 2018 | EAP Teacher
Teaching EAP [English for Academic Purposes] at University What is an EAP teacher? EAP (English for Academic Purposes), or as known by many tutors and students ‘Academic English,’ is teaching English for the Academic IELTS module and/or teaching in an English...
