I have many things to point out on EAP. I strongly agree to Darryl's point that teachers should know what it means by EAP. I think teachers do not exactly know what studetns expect to learn from EAP class.
Students take EAP course to prepare getting into University. However, the prescribed books for EAP are about comparison and contrast, cause and effect, for example, which I can say it is no use when writing academic essays at University.
What studetns should know is how to shape the essay, what to write down each section, and how to reference/cite. That constitutes an academic writing.
Moreover, essays in different fields requires different types of essays. For example, science field require different types of essays from history field. Teachers should have their knowledge in each fields, which lead students to write an appropriate and successful essay. Without having any knowledge in subjects, how would teachers teach students?
Otherwise, what is the student's point of taking EAP course?
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