THE ORGANIZATION OF CONTENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES AT THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL: FROM A SYNTHETIC APPROACH TO GENRE PEDAGOGY

Authors

  • Daniela Moyetta Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Keywords:

English for Academic Purposes, reading comprehension, syllabus design, genre pedagogy

Abstract

Several studies on different specialized genres have provided evidence of relevance for the design of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) syllabus at the higher education level. Although this line of research has been prolific, there is still a tendency to organise syllabuses around grammatical items, which reflects an atomistic view of language. The purpose of this contribution is to illustrate this trend by exploring the organization of the content in English reading comprehension programs at the National University of Córdoba and to argue in favour of Genre Pedagogy as a foundational basis for EAP teaching.

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Published

2023-12-21

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No. 19 (2023)

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Dossier: Las lenguas extranjeras en el nivel superior argentino. Recorridos, logros y desafíos

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