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Автор: Els Geyte Van
Издательство: HarperCollins
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href="#litres_trial_promo">develop critical thinking skills

       Chapter 7 Reading comprehension

        enhance reading comprehension

        analyse sentence structure

        analyse noun phrases

        identify structural and argumentational signposts

       Chapter 8 Authority

        develop a clear point of view

        state your opinion

        use ‘I’, ‘we’ and other personal pronouns appropriately

        evaluate the strength of your own arguments

       Chapter 9 Integrity

        acknowledge the ideas of others

        know when to cite

        know whether to quote or paraphrase

        use citing and referencing techniques

        understand plagiarism better

        avoid plagiarism

       Chapter 10 Paraphrasing

        use a technique to paraphrase accurately

        use paraphrases to show own opinion

        integrate paraphrases grammatically

        use paraphrases to summarize

       Chapter 11 Essay process and presentation

        the stages in the essay writing process

        time management

        presentation

        other types of academic writing

       Appendices Appendix 1 – Essay examples: Taking your writing up to the next level

       Appendix 2 – Responding to marking criteria and feedback

       Appendix 3 – Useful phrases

       Glossary

       Answer key

      Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      About the Publisher

      Collins Academic Skills Series: Writing will build on your existing writing skills to enable you to produce successful academic essays.

      Designed to be used on a self-study basis to support English for Academic Purposes or study skills courses, it is intended for students on pre-sessional or Foundation courses as well as for first year undergraduate students.

      The book has eleven chapters which focus on helping you understand what is expected of you at university. It will help you with research, planning, organization, grammar, paraphrasing and much more. It will make you think about:

       the writing purpose (Chapter 1)

       the expectations of the academic reader (Chapters 2 and 4)

       content and research (Chapters 3 and 6)

       academic principles (Chapters 4, 5, 8 and 9)

       language points (Chapters 3, 5, 7 and 10)

       the writing process from start to finish (Chapter 11)

      At the back of the book you will find:

       example essays: a short essay and a complete university essay, with comments on their strengths, weaknesses and differences

       advice on how to respond to marking criteria and assignment feedback

       a glossary of key terms

       a comprehensive answer key.

       Chapter structure

      Each chapter includes:

       Aims – These set out the skills covered in the chapter.

       A self-evaluation quiz – By doing this you are able to identify what you already know on the subject of the chapter and what you need to learn.

       Information on academic expectations and guidelines on how to develop academic skills – These sections will help you understand university practices and expectations so you know what is required.

       Practical exercises – These help