Teaching English to Second Language Learners in Academic Contexts

Jonathan M. Newton is Associate Professor and Director of the MA TESOL program at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Dana R. Ferris is Professor of Writing and Associate Director of ESL at the University of California, Davis, USA. Christine C. M. Goh is Professor of Linguistics and Language Education at the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. William Grabe is Regents’ Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University, USA. Fredricka L. Stoller is Professor of English and Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University, USA. Larry Vandergrift was Professor Emeritus from the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Chapter 1: Teaching Language Skills in EAP Contexts Section 1: Introduction to Reading Chapter 2: How Reading Comprehension Works Chapter 3: Building an Effective Reading Curriculum: Guiding Principles Chapter 4: Reading: Instructional Activities and Assessment Options Section 2: Introduction to Writing Chapter 5: Writing in a Second Language Chapter 6: Building a Writing Curriculum and Developing Strategic Writers Chapter 7: Writing: Instructional Activities, Feedback, and Assessment Options Section 3: Introduction to Listening Chapter 8: How Listening Comprehension Works Chapter 9: Building a Listening Curriculum Chapter 10: Listening: Instructional activities and assessment options Section 4: Introduction to Speaking Chapter 11: Speaking in a Second Language Chapter 12: Building an Effective Speaking Curriculum: Guiding Principles Chapter 13: Speaking: Instructional Activities and Assessment Options Chapter 14: Language Skill Development and EAP: A Reflection on Seven Key Themes