Jean Brick, Maria Herke, Deanna Wong

Academic Culture (eBook, PDF)

A Student's Guide to Studying at University

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Academic Culture introduces students to the demands of university study in a clear and accessible way, and helps them understand what is expected of them. Chapters equip students with the skills to recognise opinions, positions and bias in academic texts from a range of genres, think critically, develop their own 'voice', and refer to others' ideas in an appropriate way. Having established a foundation for successful university study, the final part provides guidance on approaching different forms of academic writing, including essays, reports, reflective assignments and exam papers.

Featuring helpful 'word lists', examples, 'think about this' reflective prompts and 'skills practice' activities in each chapter, this bestselling book is an essential resource for all students new to university-level study.

New to this Edition:
- Contains three new chapters on reflective writing, writing lab reports, and writing in exams
- Features additional material on paraphrasing and summarizing
- Includes a new section on creating and maintaining an e-portfolio
- New 'think about this' feature

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781352010343
• Artikelnr.: 62729099

Autorenporträt

Jean Brick was formerly a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: Introduction 1. What is Academic Culture? 2. Faculties, Departments
and Disciplines 3. Communicating with Your Lecturer 4. Independent Learning
PART II: Taking Part in University Learning 5. Academic Listening
6.Academic Reading 7. Taking Part in Tutorials and Seminars 8. Doing Group
Assignments PART III: Becoming Critical 9. Opinions, Position and Bias 10.
Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Description 11. Sources of Academic
Knowledge PART IV: Expressing your voice and referring to the voices of
others 12. Voices in Academic Texts 13. Expressing Your Own Voice 14. What
is Plagiarism? 15. Voices in Different Types of Text 16. Creating an
Identity in Different Types of Text: Pronouns, Hedges, Boosters and
Commands PART IV: Writing Academic Texts 17. Writing at University 18.
Making Your Argument Flow 19. Writing Essays 20. Writing Reports 21.
Writing Research Reports 22. Writing Reflective Texts 23. Writing Blogs and
Discussion Forum Posts 24. Writing Lab Reports 25. Writing in Exams.