Openness in English for Academic Purposes

Commissioned by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in the United Kingdom this case study has been written as an introductory guide for teachers and researchers working with international and home students for whom it would be beneficial to develop competencies with academic English as it is used across the disciplines. In particular as per the HEA directives handed down in commissioning this case study Open Educational Resources (OER) and teaching quality are the theme to be addressed in this report with respects to the open web-based tools resources and practices in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) that will be introduced here.