Teaching English for Academic Purposes

Entry requirements

Two years of general English classroom-teaching experience. Working or planning to work in a HE, FE or related educational contexts.

Months of entry

January

Course content

Establish your career in teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) on this flexible, credit-bearing course and unlock opportunities across the globe.

• Help your students to understand complex academic discourse.
• Understand student transitions as they access higher education, study specific disciplines and tackle academic culture.
• Critique learning approaches and the role of the EAP practitioner.
• Apply a syllabus informed by the BALEAP competency framework.
• Progress in your teaching and educational management career with a postgraduate qualification and transferable academic credit.

Professional EAP practice opens up a range of exciting career opportunities across the globe. On this flexible short course, you’ll build on your EFL knowledge, pedagogy and professional practice and discover how you can teach EAP effectively in a higher education context.