English for Academic Study: Reading & Writing. Source Book Slaght John, Pallant Anne Garnet

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Reading is designed to challenge and stimulate students on pre-sessional and pre-departure courses. The Course Book contains step-by-step activities written by EAP professionals at the University of Reading’s International Study and Language Centre. The activities are designed for use with authentic reading texts in the accompanying EAS: Reading & Writing Source Book. EAS: Reading is based on an extensive review of recent research into EAP writing methodology, and reflects the most recent developments in language teaching for academic purposes • The unit topics are as follows • Reading for academic purposes • Sustainable energy • The business of science • Society today • Food security

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Listening will help your students develop the listening and note-taking skills they need to participate effectively in academic lectures and seminars • The units are organized as follows • - Listening and lectures • - Introductions to lectures • - Identifying key ideas in lectures • - Note-taking • - Introducing new terminology • - What lecturers do in lectures • - Digressions • Each unit includes video and audio recordings of authentic lectures from a range of academic fields, including banking, development economics, marketing, psychology and linguistics. These have been recorded in a genuine academic environment and are a perfect way to prepare for English-Medium study • The Course Book includes unit summaries to give students a quick overview of what they have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms

English for Academic Study: Extended Writing & Research Skills will help develop the practical skills you need to tackle extended essays and projects and encourage the development of an independent approach to studying. The units are organized as follows • - Introduction to extended writing and research • - Using evidence to support your ideas • - Sourcing information for your project • - Developing your project • - Developing a focus • - Introductions, conclusions and definitions • - Incorporating data and illustrations • - Preparing for conference presentations • The units take you step by step through the process of producing an extended piece of academic writing. Authentic source materials, model answers and detailed advice are included to help support and guide you

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Reading is designed to challenge and stimulate students on pre-sessional and pre-departure courses. The Course Book contains step-by-step activities written by EAP professionals at the University of Reading’s International Study and Language Centre. The activities are designed for use with authentic reading texts in the accompanying EAS: Reading & Writing Source Book. EAS: Reading is based on an extensive review of recent research into EAP writing methodology, and reflects the most recent developments in language teaching for academic purposes • The unit topics are as follows • - Reading for academic purposes • - Sustainable energy • - The business of science • - Society today • - Food security • - Human resource management • - Sustainable fashion • - The Tipping Point

LEAP Advanced is a task-based international textbook for students preparing for college or university studies in English. It encourages students to apply critical-thinking skills as they engage in academic listening and speaking, or reading and writing, tasks across a range of disciplines

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Writing will help your students develop the academic writing skills they need to deal effectively with the written element of their academic study, as well as to develop other important skills such as reading research and critical thinking • The units are organized as follows • Introduction to academic writing • Sustainable energy • The business of science • Telemedicine • Food security • Human resource management • Sustainable fashion • The Tipping Poin.t • Each unit explores a key aspect of writing and teaches it in the context of a specific topic area, e.g., Food security and Sustainable fashion. The tasks in each unit prepare students to write an essay that will consolidate the writing skills they are learning

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Writing will help you develop the academic writing skills you need to deal effectively with the written element of your academic study, as well as to develop other important skills such as reading research and critical thinking • The units are organized as follows • - Introduction to academic writing • - Sustainable energy • - The business of science • - Telemedicine • - Food security • - Human resource management • - Sustainable fashion • - The Tipping Point • Each unit explores a key aspect of writing and teaches it in the context of a specific topic area, e.g., Food security and Sustainable fashion. The tasks in each unit prepare you to write an essay that will consolidate the writing skills you are learning

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Listening will help you develop the listening and note-taking skills you need to participate effectively in academic lectures and seminars • The units are organized as follows • - Listening and lectures • - Introductions to lectures • - Identifying key ideas in lectures • - Note-taking • - Introducing new terminology • - What lecturers do in lectures • - Digressions • Each unit includes video and audio recordings of authentic lectures from a range of academic fields, including banking, development economics, marketing, psychology and linguistics. These have been recorded in a genuine academic environment and are a perfect way to prepare for English-Medium study • The Course Book includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what you have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Speaking will help your students develop the speaking and presentation skills they need to participate effectively in academic seminars and discussions • The units are based on the following topics • - Being a successful student • - Learning online • - Changing roles in the family • - A healthy lifestyle • - The influence of the media • - The world of work • - Protecting the environment • - Science and the paranormal • - Studying in a new environment • Each unit includes discussions and presentations that relate to the topic of the unit. The written and listening texts will give your students different perspectives on the topic and provide evidence to support their ideas – one of the essential features of academic life

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Speaking will help you develop the speaking and presentation skills you need to participate effectively in academic seminars and discussions • The units are based on the following topics • - Being a successful student • - Learning online • - Changing roles in the family • - A healthy lifestyle • - The influence of the media • - The world of work • - Protecting the environment • - Science and the paranormal • - Studying in a new environment • Each unit includes discussions and presentations that relate to the topic of the unit. The written and listening texts will give you different perspectives on the topic and provide evidence to support your ideas – one of the essential features of academic life

Learning the skills necessary to thrive in an English academic world! • Learning English for Academic Purposes features a cross-curricular approach to teaching students the skills they need to thrive in a real-life academic context, while helping them develop academic vocabulary in a range of disciplines and apply critical thinking skills to a variety of global issues • Written by renowned Canadian authors Julia Williams and Dr. Ken Beatty, this new edition of the successful EAP book for high-intermediate to advanced students is now available in two complementary strands: Listening and Speaking and Reading and Writing. The two books cover eight similar academic themes but from different perspectives • The chapters are built around warm-up and final assignments that have students progress toward greater autonomy, while challenging texts and tasks call for students to reflect critically on the learning content

Q: Skills for Success is a six-level series with two strands, Reading and Writing and Listening and Speaking. The series provides students with: Clearly identifed learning outcomes that focus students on the goal of instruction Thought-provoking unit questions that provide a critical thinking framework for each unit Explicit skills instruction that builds student's language profciency All new content and practice activities for every unit, approximately 20 hours of practice per strand, with Q Online Practice