Academic Oral Communication Needs of EAP Learners: What Subject-Matter Instructors Actually Require.

Ferris, Dana; Tagg, Tracy

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Publication Date: 1996

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Academic Oral Communication Needs of EAP Learners: What Subject-Matter Instructors Actually Require.

Ferris, Dana; Tagg, Tracy

TESOL Quarterly, v30 n1 p31-58 Spr 1996

Examines the requirements of instructors of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) by surveying professors at four institutions of higher learning. Quantitative and qualitative analyses indicate that U.S. instructors' lecturing styles are becoming more interactive, a trend placing new expectations upon students. (31 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Class Activities, College Faculty, College Students, Correlation, Course Objectives, English for Academic Purposes, Higher Education, Language Teachers, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Surveys, Teacher Role, Teaching Styles

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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