English as a second language in higher education

By Eliza.Compton, 30 January, 2024
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Students and faculty who use English as a second language have advantages and challenges in higher education. This collection of resources looks at how to support international students and multilingual staff as well as how language-teaching methods can be applied to areas such as sustainability. It includes English for academic purposes, teaching, writing, assessment, student support, medical training and academic publishing.
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Students and faculty who use English as a second language have advantages and challenges in higher education. This collection of resources looks at how to support international students and multilingual staff as well as how language-teaching methods can be applied to areas such as sustainability. It includes English for academic purposes, teaching, writing, assessment, student support, medical training and academic publishing.
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By Eliza.Compton, 17 April, 2025

Why inclusion in EAP needs a rethink

Multiracial group of young people
Teaching English for academic purposes should be inclusive by its very nature. Here’s how to centre student voices, challenge assumptions about academic language, and design learning for meaningful participation and belonging
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 31 March, 2025

Give everyone a chance to speak in class

A student putting their hand up in class
Implementing turn-taking protocols and allowing students time to prepare are two strategies that ensure every student has an equal opportunity to participate in class discussions
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 5 August, 2024

How to start a language-teaching podcast

Young woman relaxing and using headphones to listen to a podcast in her living room
Suggestions for teachers who want to create podcasts to supplement formal classroom learning, based on the experience of an English for academic purposes teacher
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 6 October, 2023

Do you speak Gen Z or are you a noob?

Group of young adults holding up speech balloons
Students want to study with academics who understand them and speak their language rather than learn from people they feel are out of touch. Here’s how to align your lingo and foster engagement
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4minutes
By miranda.prynne, 16 April, 2021

Greener assessment: transitioning to online marking

Move marking online to reduce waste paper at your university
Universities should lead by example on sustainability issues, looking at what they can do to shrink their environmental impact. Here, Ling Xia and Yao Wu outline a project that could herald a major reduction in their institution’s paper consumption
By Miranda Prynne, 2 August, 2022

Creative projects as a way of bringing students together

Image representing creative inspiration
An institution-wide creative project is an opportunity for students to make friends and learn from one another, writes Karen Amanda Harris. Here, she shares tips for developing an extracurricular language-art project
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4minutes
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