
English for Academic Study: Speaking Course Book with Audio CDs 2012 (Board book)
£20.00
Board book
136 Pages /
Published: 01/01/2012
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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.
Publisher: Garnet Publishing
ISBN: 9781908614414
Number of pages: 136
Dimensions: 280 x 210 mm
Edition: 2nd edition
MEDIA REVIEWS
"If you spend a few minutes flipping through their pages, you will discover a real treasure for your academic classes. It is definitely worth reading them!" Liliana Burga Yuy for IATEFL Voices, Issue 236, January / February 2014 " ...this is a comprehensive course book that achieves its aims and contextualises new skills. It successfully includes essential useful phrases for academic study and gives students the opportunity to recycle what they have learnt." Jessica Vicary and Katie Mansfield for the ESP SIG Journal, Issue 40, October 2012
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