New Approaches to Materials Development for Language Learning

Contents: Olwyn Alexander: Introduction - Sandra Cardew: Critical Thinking about Cultural and Academic Identity - Erik Borg: Academic Writing in Fine Arts Practice - Hania Salter-Dvorak: Academic Tourism or a Truly Multicultural Community? Why International Students Need Pragmatic Training for British Higher Education - Robert Berman et al.: International Undergraduate Students' Academic Acculturation in Canada: The Challenges Ahead - Diana Ridley: The Development of Online Thesis Writing Guidelines: Research Student and Supervisor Perceptions - Paul Fanning: The Problem of Undergraduate EFL - Richard Bailey/Peter Sercombe: A Contextual Approach to Course Design - Ian Bruce: Defining Academic Genres: An Approach for Writing Course Design - John Wrigglesworth: Using a Genre-based Approach to Curriculum Design in EAP: Assumptions, Applications, and Reactions - David Catterick: Teaching or Coaching? Reflecting on Roles and Objectives in One-to-one EAP - Ann Smith: Developing Critical Awareness through Case-based Teaching - Alison Stewart: Using Communities of Practice in Academic Writing Instruction in Japan - Fred Tarttelin: Reading Out of Class and the Integration of Other Key Skills - Martin Millar: Sources for Courses: Past and Present Practice, Future Possibilities - Joan McCormack: An Integrated Approach to Teaching Extended Writing and Research Skills - Lynn Errey: What is it about Other People's Words? - Cathy Benson/Jacqueline Gollin/Hugh Trappes-Lomax: Reporting Strategies in Academic Writing: From Corpus to Materials - Siân Etherington: Teaching and Testing Academic Writing: Exploring Staff and Learner Experiences - John Slaght/Bruce Howell: TEEP: A Course-Driven Assessment Measure - Andy Blackhurst: Computer-based and Paper-based Versions of IELTS - Paul Wickens: IT Skills in EAP Provision: Making it More Relevant - Robert Gilmour: Creating a Flexible, Learner-driven Online EAP Site for Independent Study and Blended Learning in a Higher Education

The Editor: Olwyn Alexander was the main organiser of the BALEAP/SATEFL conference 2005. She is a Teaching Fellow at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and is involved in the design and development of materials for academic English courses delivered to overseas students studying applied science and business degrees.