Papers by Averil Bolster
Oral Presentations are an important part of studying in an English-medium university environment ... more Oral Presentations are an important part of studying in an English-medium university environment and will be something many students face, whatever their field of study. Such presentations can be particularly challenging for non-native English speakers (NNES). Despite the importance of oral presentations as a form of academic discourse, they remain a relatively underresearched area and an area where there is limited targeted EAP presentation training materials. There
is no clear conceptualization in the existing literature of which the authors are aware as to the key features that make a presentation academic. This paper aims to redress that issue with the aim of then evaluating the training materials currently available to help NNES develop their academic oral presentation skills.
When teachers use published materials in class, how do they use them? This two-part article based... more When teachers use published materials in class, how do they use them? This two-part article based on research carried out in a British branch campus in China describes what happened when a cohort of experienced teachers used an ESAP textbook.
When teachers use published materials in class, how do they use them? This two-part article based... more When teachers use published materials in class, how do they use them? This two-part article based on research carried out in a British branch campus in China describes what happened when a cohort of experienced teachers used an ESAP textbook.
Conference Presentations by Averil Bolster
This presentation considered the motivation for redeveloping an EAP course and provided an overvi... more This presentation considered the motivation for redeveloping an EAP course and provided an overview of the development of the course, which was influenced by the concept of Backward Design. In line with the theme of the conference the relationship between materials and teacher motivation was also considered.
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Papers by Averil Bolster
is no clear conceptualization in the existing literature of which the authors are aware as to the key features that make a presentation academic. This paper aims to redress that issue with the aim of then evaluating the training materials currently available to help NNES develop their academic oral presentation skills.
Conference Presentations by Averil Bolster
is no clear conceptualization in the existing literature of which the authors are aware as to the key features that make a presentation academic. This paper aims to redress that issue with the aim of then evaluating the training materials currently available to help NNES develop their academic oral presentation skills.