This hands-on book introduces students to the demands of university study in a clear and accessible way and helps them to understand what is expected of them. It helps students to develop the core skills they need to succeed at university, and gives guidance on the key forms of academic writing, including essays, reports, reflective assignments and exam papers. It shows students how to recognise opinions, positions and bias in academic texts from a range of genres, develop their own 'voice' and refer to others' ideas in an appropriate way. It also features authentic examples of academic texts and engaging activities throughout to aid understanding.
Packed with practical guidance and self-study activities, this book will be an essential resource for all students new to university-level study.

Will appeal to undergraduates from all subject areas, and will also be useful to postgraduates, mature students, international students, dyslexic students, visual learners and students on Access and Further Education courses.

Autorentext

Jean Brick, Nick Wilson, Deanna Wong, Maria Herke

Inhalt
Introduction.- PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY STUDY.- 1. What's Different About Academic Communication?.- 2. Students and Lecturers.- 3. Independent Learning.- PART 2: TAKING PART IN UNIVERSITY LEARNING.- 4. Academic Listening.- 5. Academic Reading.- Tutorials and Seminars.- 7. Doing Group Assignments.- PART 3: BECOMING CRITICAL.- 8. Opinions, Positions and Bias.- 9. Critical Thinking.- 10. Sources of Academic Knowledge.- PART 4: EXPRESSING YOUR VOICE AND REFERRING TO THE VOICES OF OTHERS.- 11. Voices in Academic Texts.- 12. Expressing Your Own Voice.- 13. Avoiding Plagiarism.- 14. Voices in Different Types of Text.- 15. Creating an Identity in Different Types of Text.- PART 5: WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS.- 16. Writing in the University.- 17. Making Your Argument Flow.- 18. Writing Essays.- 19. Writing Reports.- 20. Writing Research Reports.- 21. Writing Reflective Texts.- 22. Writing Electronic Texts.- 23. Writing in Exams.- Further Reading.- Glossary.