Description
English Language Program aimed at Developing English Language for Participation in Vocational Education and Training
The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course is designed to give students an introduction to the academic culture and English-language requirements of Australian vocational education. This course is intended for students wishing to undertake vocational education and training in Australia. The EAP course is designed to enable the students to proceed to courses at Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma level. The course aims to develop student awareness, knowledge and skills in the use of English as the language of teaching and learning in a vocational environment.
The course includes reading comprehension, listening and note-taking, essay and report writing skills, oral presentation and debating skills, mastering academic and workplace speech, reference and research skills, and grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Learning activities focus on writing, reading and listening, grammar and vocabulary development, oral presentation skills, research skills and web literacy. The course also aims to develop critical literacy and critical thinking.
The program has been developed for use as an ELICOS program.
The course components are structured as:
| Oral Communication | Week 1 – Oral Communication, Conversational English |
| Week 2 – Oral Communication, Learning | |
| Grammar | Week 3 – Grammar (Nouns and Pronouns) |
| Week 4 – Grammar (Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Punctuation, Prepositions) | |
| Week 5 – Grammar (Determiners, Conjunctions, Tenses, Speech, Compound Words) | |
| Listening | Week 6 – Listening |
| Week 7 – Listening | |
| Week 8 – Listening | |
| Reading | Week 9 – Reading |
| Week 10 – Reading | |
| Week 11 – Reading | |
| Writing | Week 12 – Writing |
| Week 13 – Writing | |
| Week 14 – Writing | |
| Week 15 – Writing | |
| Speaking | Week 16 – Speaking |
| Week 17 – Speaking | |
| Week 18 – Speaking | |
| Week 19 – Speaking | |
| Technology | Week 20 – Using Technology |
| Cultural Awareness | Week 21 – Cultural Awareness |
| Business English | Week 22 – Business English |
| Week 23 – Business English – Negotiation | |
| Week 24 – Business English – Meetings | |
| Academic English | Week 25 – English for Academic Purposes |
| Week 26 – English for Academic Purposes |
The program is provided in Word format for customisation to your organisation.
Program Contents
- Course Program Summary 8
- Course Name 8
- Course components 8
- Copyright information 9
- Course Duration (Weeks) 9
- Course Purpose 10
- Relationship with other course 10
- Target Learner Group 10
- Participants with a disability 10
- Training and Assessment for People with Special Needs 11
- Adjustments in training and assessment 12
- Reasonable adjustment 15
- EAP Participant Inclusion 16
- Course Objectives 17
- Course Entry Requirements 19
- Student Set Text Book 20
- Assessment of learning and progress 20
- Course Delivery Overview 21
- Important Considerations for Teaching Adult ESL Students 21
- Record of Progress and Completion 24
- Additional Trainer Materials 25
- Delivery Content and Assessment 26
- Week 1 – Oral Communication, Conversational English 27
- Background 27
- Teaching Strategy 27
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 32
- Group Work Note 33
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 33
- Formative Activities 36
- Summative Assessment Activities 37
- Activity Handout 38
- Activity Handout 2 40
- Activity Handout 3 42
- Activity Handout 4 44
- Week 2 – Oral Communication, Learning 46
- Teaching Notes 46
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 47
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 47
- Summative Assessment Activities 53
- Activity Handout 5 54
- Activity Handout 6 56
- Week 3 – Grammar (Nouns and Pronouns) 58
- Teaching Notes – Grammar 58
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 60
- Formative Activities 62
- Summative Assessment Activities 79
- Activity Handout 7 80
- Activity Handout 8 82
- Activity Handout 9 85
- Activity Handout 10 88
- Activity Handout 11 91
- Activity Handout 12 94
- Week 4 – Grammar (Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Punctuation, Prepositions) 96
- Teacher Notes 96
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 97
- Summative Assessment Activities 128
- Activity Handout 13 129
- Activity Handout 14 130
- Activity Handout 15 132
- Activity Handout 16 135
- Activity Handout 17 140
- Activity Handout 18 142
- Activity Handout 19 144
- Week 5 – Grammar (Determiners, Conjunctions, Tenses, Speech, Compound Words) 146
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 146
- Formative Activities 159
- Summative Assessment Activities 161
- Activity Handout 20 162
- Activity Handout 21 164
- Activity Handout 22 166
- Activity Handout 23 167
- Activity Handout 24 168
- Week 6 – Listening 169
- Teaching Notes 169
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 175
- Formative Activities 178
- Summative Assessment Activities 179
- Activity Handout 25 180
- Activity Handout 26 181
- Week 7 – Listening 183
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 183
- Formative Activities 183
- Activity Handout 27 186
- Activity Handout 28 187
- Week 8 – Listening 190
- Teaching Notes 190
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 192
- Summative Assessment Activities 192
- Activity Handout 29 193
- Activity Handout 30 194
- Activity Handout 31 197
- Week 9 – Reading 200
- Teaching Notes 200
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 204
- Formative Activities 205
- Summative Assessment Activities 209
- Activity Handout 32 210
- Activity Handout 33 212
- Activity Handout 34 214
- Week 10 – Reading 217
- Teaching Notes 217
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 219
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 219
- Summative Assessment Activities 242
- Activity Handout 35 243
- Activity Handout 36 246
- Activity Handout 37 251
- Week 11 – Reading 252
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 252
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 252
- Summative Assessment Activities 298
- Activity Handout 38 299
- Activity Handout 39 302
- Activity Handout 40 305
- Activity Handout 41 306
- Activity Handout 42 307
- Activity Handout 43 309
- Activity Handout 44 310
- Activity Handout 45 311
- Week 12 – Writing 313
- Techer Notes 313
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 316
- Formative Activities 316
- Summative Assessment Activities 317
- Activity Handout 46 318
- Week 13 – Writing 321
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 321
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 321
- Summative Assessment Activities 375
- Activity Handout 47 376
- Activity Handout 48 378
- Activity Handout 49 380
- Week 14 – Writing 382
- Teacher Notes 382
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 383
- Summative Assessment Activities 384
- Activity Handout 50 385
- Week 15 – Writing 390
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 390
- Formative Activities 390
- Summative Assessment Activities 391
- Activity Handout 51 392
- Week 16 – Speaking 399
- Strategies for Getting Adult ESL Students to Speak 399
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 399
- Formative Activities 399
- Summative Assessment Activities 408
- Activity Handout 52 409
- Week 17 – Speaking 412
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 412
- Formative Activities 412
- Summative Assessment Activities 415
- Activity Handout 53 416
- Activity Handout 54 418
- Week 18 – Speaking 420
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 420
- Formative Activities 420
- Summative Assessment Activities 423
- Activity Handout 55 424
- Week 19 – Speaking 426
- Formative Activities 426
- Summative Assessment Activities 427
- Activity Handout 56 428
- Week 20 – Using Technology 429
- Teacher Notes 429
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 430
- Formative Activities 430
- Summative Assessment Activities 439
- Activity Handout 57 440
- Activity Handout 58 444
- Week 21 – Cultural Awareness 445
- Teacher Notes 445
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 446
- Formative Activities 446
- Summative Assessment Activities 448
- Activity Handout 59 449
- Activity Handout 60 450
- Week 22 – Business English 453
- Teacher Notes 453
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 454
- Formative Activities 454
- Summative Assessment Activities 455
- Activity Handout 61 456
- Activity Handout 62 458
- Activity Handout 63 460
- Week 23 – Business English – Negotiation 464
- Teacher Notes 464
- Text Book References and Applicable Sections 466
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 467
- Summative Assessment Activities 483
- Activity Handout 64 484
- Activity Handout 65 487
- Activity Handout 66 493
- Week 24 – Business English – Meetings 495
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 495
- Summative Assessment Activities 543
- Activity Handout 67 544
- Activity Handout 68 548
- Activity Handout 69 549
- Week 25 – English for Academic Purposes 551
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 551
- Summative Assessment Activities 573
- Activity Handout 70 574
- Week 26 – English for Academic Purposes 576
- Session Discussion Topics/Lesson Content 576
- Summative Assessment Activities 607
- Activity Handout 71 608
- Performance Record 609
English for Academic Purposes (Intermediate)
