English for Academic Study: Speaking Course Book with Audio CDs 2012 - Tapa dura

McCormack, Joan; Watkins, Sebastian

 
9781908614414: English for Academic Study: Speaking Course Book with Audio CDs 2012
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ISBN 10: 1908614412 ISBN 13: 9781908614414
Editorial: Garnet Education, 2012

Sinopsis

English for Academic Study: Speaking 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. There is also a learner diary at the end of each unit to help you think about the process of learning and the strategies you are developing. The Course Book includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what you have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both speaking skills and the topics covered in the units. Visit the dedicated English for Academic Study website at www.englishforacademicstudy.com for even more resources. This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for Academic Study (EAS) series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS: Reading, EAS: Writing, EAS: Extended Writing & Research Skills, EAS: Listening, EAS: Vocabulary, EAS: Pronunciation, and EAS: Grammar for Writing.

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Joan McCormack is the Director of the Self-Access Centre at the University of Reading, and works as an EAP Lecturer and Course Director. She has worked in Japan, Peru and Spain, and has been involved in the field of EAP for the past 12 years. Her areas of interest include the development of materials for teaching extended academic writing and research skills, as well as fostering the development of learner autonomy in students. Joan is co-author of two of the titles in the English for Academic Study series: Extended Writing and Research Skills and Speaking. Sebastian Watkins co-authored the Speaking title in the English for Academic Study series, published by Garnet Education. Since 2002, he has also taught English for Academic Purposes at the University of Reading to both pre-sessional and in-sessional students. Prior to that, Sebastian spent time working in Spain, Turkey, Hungary and Oman, concentrating on Business English, IELTS preparation and teacher training on UCLES CELTA courses. He received a Masters in TEFL from the University of Reading in 2004. He also directs and teaches on tailor-made short courses in ESP for a range of external sponsors.

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Editorial
Garnet Education
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1908614412
ISBN 13 
9781908614414
Encuadernación
Libro de cartón
Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
136
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