Understanding Academic English: Tools and Techniques for Educators

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The demand for Academic English has grown dramatically in recent decades, and it is now taught to both university students and high school-aged students. As more teachers are asked to teach Academic English, many perceive it as complex and specialist when compared to general English. This webinar will challenge these perceptions. We will:

• Explore how Academic English can be engaging, accessible, and relevant to learners' real lives.

• Learn how to balance generalist and specialist topics and vocabulary.

• Discover that the skills taught on academic courses are the same skills that students can use in both their everyday lives and academic studies.


The session will include practical classroom activities from National Geographic Learning's Pathways and Reflect series to support your teaching. You'll leave the webinar with a deeper understanding of Academic English and the confidence to teach engaging Academic English lessons.

John Hughes is an award-winning ELT author with over thirty years’ experience of teaching and teacher training. He has worked with learners and teachers from all over the world and is a well-known conference presenter. For National Geographic Learning, he is an author on the course series Pathways, Third Edition; Life, Third Edition; World English, Third Edition; World Link, Fourth Edition; Success with Business, and Total Business. He’s also co-author of the methodology title, Critical Thinking in ELT. He has lectured in materials writing and development at Oxford University and now runs courses at www.writingeltmaterials.com. 

Segment: Academic Skills

Hosted by: National Geographic Learning Global

Category: Academic Skills, Authentic Content

Presenter: John Hughes