Articles liés à Understanding University: A Guide to Another Planet
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Synopsis
- Does university seem like another planet?
- Does everyone else seem to speak another language?
- What can you do to make the grade?
This practical book guides new students through the terminology used at university and shows you:
- what a student needs to know
- how to be accepted by students and lecturers
- how to get the best out of your institution and yourself
- how to communicate using appropriate language in higher education institutions
- how to learn the conventions of your specific subject area
- how to be confident and competent in your new world
Understanding University provides a lifeline for new students in further and higher education offering everything from practical advice on studying, to explanations of frequently used terms. If you don’t know the difference between a seminar and a tutorial or want to know what ‘matriculation’ means, then this is where to start.
Need a little assistance? Just open this book. And remember - you are not alone.
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À propos de l?auteur
Christine Sinclair is a lecturer in the Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement at the University of Strathclyde. She works with both staff and students on all aspects of teaching and learning. She has also worked at the Universities of Glasgow and Paisley and is a philosophy graduate from the University of Stirling. When she first graduated, she became a journalist on a women's magazine. When she came back into education, she also began to study again so that she could understand what students were experiencing. Some of her experiences of studying engineering are recorded in this book. She has recently successfully completed a PhD with the Open University, with a thesis entitled Students and Discourse: an Insider Perspective.
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- ÉditeurOpen University Press
- Date d'édition2006
- ISBN 10 0335217982
- ISBN 13 9780335217984
- ReliureRelié
- Langueanglais
- Nombre de pages176
- Coordonnées du fabricantnon disponible
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