The English Language Centre (ELC) at the University of Manitoba cordially invites you to participate in this event as an attendee and/or as a presenter at our first EAP conference, Friday, June 7th, 2013. If you are involved in EAP instruction, study, staff supervision, program development or curriculum, this conference will be of interest you.

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Keynote speaker: Dr. Scott Douglas

Before joining the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus as an assistant professor, Scott worked with additional language learners throughout the world from the Middle East to Asia. Currently, Scott teaches undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Education and provides academic oversight for the English for Academic Purposes courses on his campus. His current research agenda primarily looks at the validity of EAP programs, the demands of novice undergraduate writing at English medium universities, and the implications for EAP curriculum design. Dr. Douglas also writes and edits EAP textbooks, with his most recently co-authored book being Q Skills for Success Reading and Writing 5, published by Oxford University Press. Dr. Douglas will deliver a second presentation, noted below:

Scott Douglas: A Considered Look at EAP in the Canadian Context (Keynote Address)
Taking a close look at the delivery of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in institutions across Canada, this presentation provides a meta-analysis of current Canadian trends and research in the field. Implications for future directions are explored with an emphasis on research and evidence based language programs for university bound students.

Scott Douglas: Vocabulary and the Undergraduate Writer: What Should EAP Students be aiming for?
Vocabulary is increasingly seen as a vital component of English for Academic Purposes curriculum. However, the questions of how many words, which words, and how to teach these words remain. In order to attempt to answer these questions, the vocabulary levels of both developing and satisfactory undergraduate writers are explored, and the implications for curriculum and materials design are analyzed.

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

5:30 PM - Conference Reception

Friday, June 7th, 2013

8:00 - 8: 40 AM - Registration

8:40 - 8:55 AM - Refreshments

9:00 - 9:15 AM - Conference Welcome

9:15 - 10:45 AM - Plenary Session (Scott Douglas - A Considered Look at EAP in the Canadian Context)

10:45 - 11:00 AM - Break

11:00 - 12:00 PM - Concurrent Sessions

12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 PM - Concurrent Sessions

2:00 - 3:00 PM - Plenary Session (Scott Douglas - Vocabulary and the Undergraduate Writer: What should EAP Students be aiming for?)

3:00 - 3:30 PM - Wrap-up

Registration
$65.00 per participant (includes on-site lunch) if registration recieved by May 31st; Late registration fee (including on-site registration): $85.00. Presenters participate for free. Please click here to view and complete the conference registration form.