Read, Research and Write: Academic Skills for ESL Students in Higher Education / Edition 1

by Caroline Brandt

Overview

This book is for students who have learned English as a second (or third, or forth) language and are studying at an institution where English is the medium of instruction. Each of the book's 10 chapters focuses on a reproduced academic article on an aspect of English for academic purposes. Therefore, students can learn about language skills from the articles themselves, as well as develop those skills in the activities and tasks which follow. A companion website features a collection of articles from a variety of different sources related to the topics in each of the book's 10 articles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412947374
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/14/2009
Series:	SAGE Study Skills Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Caroline Brandt is Assistant Professor at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where she teaches academic communication skills to undergraduates.

Table of Contents

Introducing Read, Research, Write
Understanding EAP
Entering higher education
Reading in higher education
Writing in higher education
Documenting skills
Researching skills
Making reasonable claims
Thinking critically
Finding your voice

Editorial Reviews

Calling all lecturers: your jobs depend on books like this. You know that international students are a vital source of money for UK universities. Many of your masters courses - the ones you really enjoy teaching - would collapse tomorrow without students from around the world. This book is about how to help these students succeed.

Times Higher Education

Read, Research, Write definitely fills a gap... It is comprehensive, accessible and expertly researched and written, covering many essential aspects of academic competence. Equally useful as a course book, a resource book in a class library or as a reference book for students, every EAP teacher will want a class copy, every ESL student starting higher education should keep it on their desk!

Dr Roger Nunn

Read, Research, Write takes a novel approach to combining language and content so as to balance discipline-specific and generic language development. Valuable and engaging input on learning strategies and research skills for higher education is also included. I would recommend this book for teachers of EAP in a range of contexts.

David Palfreyman

A superb book which contains a wealth of ideas and strategies for use in the EAP classroom or for self-study. It should be compulsory reading for any student seeking to enter Higher Education in an English-language speaking country.

Alison Standring