Academic learning on its own is seldom enough to master the art of professional skills and counter situations that might occur during the course of an employees' career. ... Universities should emphasize on providing students such experiences during their learning years rather than having to face them for the first time during the beginning of their careers. ... During the years of learning at colleges and universities, a student should be provided opportunities and lectures on building confidence and fluency in speaking during meetings and presentations. ... Some believe that the most i...

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There is also support for a hybrid approach to EAP learning, known as critical pragmatism. ... The concept of critical pedagogical learning relies on the principle that 'the classroom needs to be continually interrogated for the ideologies it fosters and reproduces' (McLaren: 2011). ... Is it not the goal of EAP programs to develop in a student their proficiency and articulation of the academic English language, including skills in research that will aid their participation at a tertiary level? ... In these cases, a vulgar pragmatic approach to EAP learning becomes a most valuable t...

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