TEAP (English for Academic Purposes Teacher Training) courses

We are offering both online and on campus TEAP courses which give teachers from other English language teaching sectors an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the Higher Education context and EAP practices.

TEAP introductory course over four weeks online or on campus over two weeks

Key features include

• Analysis of the specific needs of learners in EAP contexts
• Overview of SOAS EAP curriculum, showing how language and subject can integrate
• Insights into building the four skills and micro-skills in EAP
• Evaluation of EAP materials
• Opportunities to develop your own EAP teaching materials
• A dip into pedagogy theory with plenty of practical teaching ideas

Introduction to EAP skills: writing; reading; speaking; listening; needs analysis and materials development

These short courses will concentrate on one skill area at a time and can be combined to build the introductory course above in full or in part. They allow you to take a flexible approach to your participation according to your specific needs and as your time dictates.

Entry requirements

We do not have fixed entry requirements, but we prefer participants to have some ELT or ESOL teaching experience with some training or a qualification to support this. We do also consider applicants with relevant experience in educational management or curriculum development.

We also offer existing experienced EAP teachers the chance to enrich their current practice through exploring current trends in EAP and reflecting on new approaches with our TEAP seminars.

SOAS and IFCELS

SOAS University of London is the only Higher Education Institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. Situated in Bloomsbury in the heart of London, it uniquely combines language scholarship, disciplinary expertise, and regional focus, with the largest concentration anywhere of academic staff focused on Africa, Asia and the Middle East. SOAS research directly informs public thinking, government policy and issues affecting the lives of people globally, in areas such as democracy, development, economy, finance, public and corporate policy, human rights, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change. 

The SOAS library attracts scholars from around the world. SOAS is among the world’s most international HEI with about 60% of students from outside the UK, five times the global average (source: QS).

The International Foundation Courses and English Language Studies department is part of the SOAS Foundation College, with a staff of 40+ teachers and subject lecturers. They provide undergraduate and post-graduate foundation programmes for students who proceed on to bachelor, masters, or doctoral studies at SOAS University of London and other high-profile universities. 

IFCELS, renowned for integrating academic subject study with language development, also runs the university’s pre-sessional English courses, various summer programmes, and in-sessional provisions in language and study skills support for degree students across all disciplines.