EAP 1 Portfolio: Spring 2018, Academic Writing and Summarizing

This EAP 1 portfolio, submitted in Spring 2018, addresses key academic writing skills. It includes a self-evaluation checklist, summarizing exercises comparing university fees in England and Nigeria, an essay outline, and a section on paragraph structure. The core component is a compare and contrast essay analyzing university fees in England and Nigeria, examining factors like tuition increases, government funding, and the impact on educational quality. The portfolio assesses the student's ability to produce cohesive and coherent academic writing and to read, compare, and summarize written academic texts, fulfilling the learning outcomes of the EAP 1 course.