This book focuses on the linguistic needs of university students enrolled in English Medium Instruction (EMI) programmes in which disciplinary subjects are taught in English, a practice that has significantly risen over the last 20 years. It includes seven online, self-study modules (Creating outlines, concept maps, writing definitions, writing summaries, reporting data, the language of presentations and writing abstracts) that were designed after conducting specific research into students' needs in terms of academic genres and language functions. All these modules were piloted with students in different degree programmes. The piloting confirmed the suitability of the materials for EMI undergraduate and postgraduate learners and the benefits of following a genre-based approach in this specific context.

About the Author

Ana M. Piquer-Piriz is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology (University of Extremadura, Spain). Her research interests concern EFL learning and teaching, L2 vocabulary acquisition, figurative language, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and English Medium Instruction (EMI).

Book Information
ISBN 9783034345897
Author Maurizio Gotti
Format Hardback
Page Count 228
Imprint Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publisher Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Weight(grams) 401g