Subject Skills

An important part of English for Academic Purposes is aligning learning of language with learning of academic skills. Academic skills may form a common core for all subjects. However, there are also subject specific skills. The QAA sets out benchmarks for subjects and it is useful to consider the skills listed under the particular subject you are studying.

In terms of developing your understanding of academic subjects, it is often a good idea, particularly for language learners who are below B2 level to start with simpler approaches to a subject e.g. looking for "an introduction to …" rather than trying to listen to or read material for 3rd year students of a subject. Nonetheless, there are resources for recorded lectures provided by many universities such as Cambridge and Oxford Of course there is google scholar for access to academic texts, many now available free online (and others likely available through your university or college library if you are a student).