EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES (EAP) TO BIOLOGY FACULTY STUDENTS

Abstract

 This thesis explores the most effective methods for teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to students of the Biology faculty. As English has become the dominant language of scientific communication, biology students require strong academic English skills to succeed in reading research papers, writing laboratory reports, and participating in international scientific discourse. The study reviews current pedagogical approaches, including task-based learning (TBL), content-based instruction (CBI), genre-based pedagogy (GBP), and corpus-assisted language learning (CALL), and evaluates their suitability for EAP instruction within biological sciences. The findings highlight that an integrated approach—combining content-based and genre-based methodologies supported by authentic materials and digital tools—offers the most effective framework for EAP instruction in biology contexts.