Key Foundation Skills: University Foundation Study Course Book - Couverture souple

Manning, Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1859649157 ISBN 13 : 9781859649152

Editeur : Garnet Education, 1999

Synopsis

Transferable Academic Skills Kit TASK is a flexible learning resource that has been carefully designed to develop the key transferable skills that promote students' success in university and college study. Whether you are a student or a teacher, the TASK series provides a tried and tested teaching and learning tool suitable for a broad range of academic disciplines. A series of supported exercises relates theory to practice and provides students with the tools to develop a framework of skills that can then be used in a wide range of contexts both inside and outside the academic world. TASK can be followed as a complete course or individual modules can be selected to address specific needs. Created by members of the academic staff of the International Foundation Programme at the University of Reading, TASK forms a part of the university's skills provision for home and international students at all levels. Key Features - Identifies key transferable skills for higher education study - Establishes students' existing skills, strengths and weaknesses - Helps students improve their organization and efficiency - Provides support with time management Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules. Contents: Unit 1: What are transferable academic skills? Unit 2: Skills self-assessment Unit 3: How organised are you? Unit 4: Time management

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Anthony Manning is Director of the Centre for English and World Languages at the University of Kent. Anthony has authored or co-authored nine course books in the TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit) series. He has also written English for Language and Linguistics as part of the ESAP series; a graded reader for Oxford University Press; articles for EL Gazette and is the Editorial Chair for InForm, a new journal for IFP professionals. Before joining the University of Reading, Anthony taught in France, Germany, China and Japan. He was also a lecturer at a Japanese College situated within the University of Durham, and at an International College in Reading. In his spare time Anthony is studying for a Doctorate in Applied Linguistics with a focus on language testing. He has delivered seminar papers at IATEFL, BALEAP and HEA conferences on the subject of English for academic purposes and academic skills development at foundation level. In addition to language testing, Anthony's other research interests include English for specific purposes and English as a global language. Lucy Norris has been working in ELT since 1985, as a teacher, teacher trainer, consultant, Manager/Head of Department and materials writer and developer. She has worked in primary and high schools, private and public tertiary and adult institutions, and on short and long term projects in the UK, Turkey, Italy, Indonesia, Australia and Spain. Employers include the British Council, Bell, International House, UCLES/Cambridge and the Indonesia Australia Language Foundation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Garnet Education
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1859649157
• ISBN 13: 9781859649152
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 26
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible