TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brick,Jean
AU  - Wilson,Nick
AU  - Wong,Deanna
AU  - Herke,Maria
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TI  - Academic success : : a student's guide to studying at university
T2  - Macmillan study skills
SN  - 9781352002621
AV  - LB2395 .B73 2019
U1  - 378.170281 BR.A 2019 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Red Globe Press and Macmillan International
KW  - Study skills
KW  - College students
KW  - Report writing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index; 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
N2  - 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
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