links for EAP teachers
This link was created in response to a student writing:
Mardani (2016) accentuates that markedness is used in linguistics to describe how words are changed to create a special meaning.
“Accentuate” is not the right verb here. A concordance of possible verbs is provided at the reusable link https://ske.li/wwx and it looks like this:
Created by Elena Mazzeri
This entry was created in response to a student writing:
Richards and Rodgers (2014) illustrate that Task-based learning is ‘based on students’ experiences with langauge that is relevant to them’
The reusable link is https://ske.li/arguing_repvbs and it looks like this:
This entry was created in response to a student writing:
As Chinnery (2006) claims that website applications should be tools for learning rather than tutors.
There’s something wrong with the bolded construction. The two reusables links below can help students see this. The first one is https://ske.li/wwz and it looks like this:
It may be helpful to compare the link above with this one – https://ske.li/as_x_reports – which shows how as is used in reporting sources:
Created by Elena Mazzeri