Introduction to Scholarship: Building Academic Skills for Tertiary Study 2e

ISBN: 9780190741464
Author: C. Siewierski

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Introduction to Scholarship: Building Academic Skills for Tertiary Study 2nd edition offers a practical, coached approach to developing the basic academic and critical- thinking skills required to succeed in the tertiary environment. It focuses on a broad range of cognitive and technical skills for the foundation of university preparation and is suitable for first-year Academic Literacy or Introduction to Scholarship courses at universities and colleges.

Introduction to Scholarship: Building Academic Skills for Tertiary Study 2nd edition offers a practical, coached approach to developing the basic academic and critical- thinking skills required to succeed in the tertiary environment. It focuses on a broad range of cognitive and technical skills for the foundation of university preparation and is suitable for first-year Academic Literacy or Introduction to Scholarship courses at universities and colleges.

Features

  • A scenario or case study relevant to the problems discussed in the chapter.
  • Margin glosses of difficult or new vocabulary.
  • Short explanations of theory and examples, followed by reading, writing and language-based activities to increase familiarity with academic English.
  • A range of sort-response and comprehension questions, as well as more challenging higher-order cognitive questions.
  • A humorous and collegial tone, which will encourage students to co-create their learning.
  • Activities on the Learning Zone for lecturers and students for whom the book is prescribed, including interactive assessments, links to online resources, videos, readings and assignments.

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