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Academic Writing and Critical Thinking
some ideas for the classroom
Christopher Graham
Russia, November 2013
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Aims and objectives
To consider the nature of EAP
To look at a model process for academic writing
To discuss the role of critical thinking in EAP
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What is EAP?
“EAP is a branch of ESP.”
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What is EAP?
“EAP is the English that is taught to second-/third-
language students preparing to enter undergraduate
and postgraduate courses at universities and other
institutions of higher education.”
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What is EAP?
Strong extrinsic motivation of academic study and a strong needs-driven syllabus.
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What abilities will an EAP teacher have?
“An EAP teacher will have the knowledge and
understanding of the key differences between the
content and processes required for teaching and
learning in an EAP class compared with a general ELT
class.”(BALEAP Competence framework)
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Part One - Academic Writing
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What about academic writing?
“The most problematic use of English in Higher
Education is probably writing.”
Andy Gillett,
“What is EAP?”
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What about process?
identifying purpose, topic and task 1 self-evaluating and receiving feedback rewriting organizing proofreading and self-editing generating ideas writing planning
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identifying purpose, topic and task
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generating ideas
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planning
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organizing
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writing
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proofreading and self-editing
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self-evaluating and receiving feedback
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rewriting
• once, twice, three times, four … or more (!)
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What about text types?
- assignment - essay
- dissertation - thesis
- report - article
- rationale - analysis
- description - evaluation
- summary
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THE ESSAY
source: fashionoutletpro.com
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The parts of an essay
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writing about processes
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What about style?
FORMAL
source: suitsmen.co.uk
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1. Abrahams (2011) says that …
2. We all know that …
3. I think …
4. You’ve got to …
5. It’s a great idea to …
6. I want to …
Recognizing formal style
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Where do I start?
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Part Two Critical Thinking
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Teaching academic skills
• Specific reading, writing, listening & speaking skills
• Academic skills
- understanding complex information
- developing a thesis & argument
- using sources, citing & referencing
- structure and cohesion
• Critical Thinking skills
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What is critical thinking?
• Who selected this information?
• Why is it presented in this way?
• Where did it originally come from?
• What other relevant information is not included?• How can I find further information to put this into
context?
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What is critical thinking?
Text A:
“Royal Mail loses 15m of your letters a year”
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What is critical thinking?
Text B:
“The company said that 99.93% of the 22bn letters it handled were delivered safely, to the right address and on time.”
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What is critical thinking?
Text C:
“More than 15m badly addressed letters still arrived at the right place and on time each week.”
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Teaching critical thinking skills
• Preparation
• Evaluation
• Feedback
• Self-reflection
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“Pre-thinking”
• Preparing to read, write, listen & speak
• Discussions & brainstorming
• Activating and linking to existing knowledge
• Preparing critical questions
• Independent study
– preparing for lectures & seminars
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Brainstorming
• Brainstorm vocabulary
• Describe
• Answer questions
• Add vocabulary
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Predicting
You are going to listen to a lecture on the topic of
language death.
• What do you think this phrase means?
• Can you think of any languages which might be
referred to in the lecture?
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Guided discussion tasks
1.Read the three definitions of culture.
Decide which one you prefer, and why.
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Guided discussion tasks
2.
Work in groups.
Decide which of the following characteristics you would include in your own definition of culture.
Add any further characteristics.
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Guided discussion tasks
3. Write your own definition of culture, including your
selected characteristics from 2.
Present your definition to the class, and give reasons for your selection.
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Analysis
• Identifying main & supporting arguments
• Identifying authors’ stance
• Identifying fact & opinion
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Evaluation
• Evaluating systems, methods, processes, etc.
• Evaluating arguments
• Synthesizing information from different
sources
• Reacting to a text
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Feedback & self-reflection
Written work
– Working with teacher feedback
– Peer work
– Proof-reading & self correction
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Feedback & self-reflection
Speaking: discussions & presentations
– Working with teacher feedback
– Peer observation
– Working with recordings
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Feedback & self-reflection
Study skills
– Strategies
– Time management
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Teaching Critical Thinking in EAP
Asking critical questions
Analysis & evaluation
Critical Thinking at every stage of the process
Self reflection & independent study
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Oxford EAP
• Critical Thinking is
• In-built and integrated
• Applied to both content and performance
• Noted in some of the task headings.
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Academic Writing and Critical Thinking
some ideas for the classroom
Christopher Graham
Russia, November 2013