Read, Research, Write: Academic Skills for ESL Students in Higher Education

This book is for students who have learned English as a second (or third, or forth) language and are studying at an institution where English is the medium of instruction. Each of the book's 10 chapters focuses on a reproduced academic article on an aspect of English for academic purposes. Therefore, students can learn about language skills from the articles themselves, as well as develop those skills in the activities and tasks which follow.

Each chapter develops six strands of academic skills essential for successful study: reading; learning language/vocabulary; writing; researching; studying' and applying to your own subject. The detailed and focused activities and tasks will help you to:A藩

• Make reasonable knowledge claimsA藩
• Become more aware of university culture and expectationsA藩
• Write according to academic standardsA藩
• Think critically and reflectivelyA藩
• Respond to ideas in academic articlesA藩
• Document your work appropriately and avoid plagiarism

A companion website features a collection of articles from a variety of different sources related to the topics in each of the book's 10 articles.