Transferable Academic Skills Kit: University Foundation Study Module 4: Team-Working - Brossura

Manning, Anthony; Nukui, Clare; O'Cain, Andrew

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ISBN 10: 1859649181 ISBN 13: 9781859649183

Casa editrice: Garnet Education, 2007

Riassunto

Transferable Academic Skills Kit: Module 4: Team-Working The Garnet Education Transferable Academic Skill Kit was short-listed for the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2008. 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 Teaches students about the different skills and roles involved in teamwork Explores the benefits and problems of teamwork Examines verbal and non-verbal strategies Considers the differences in culture and interaction patterns Considers how strategies and techniques can encourage and discourage effective teamwork Teaches students about the benefits of collaborative study Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules.

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Recensione

This series comprises 12 slim booklets which can be used in any combination. Potentially, a school could use them as part of their programme to give senior students tools for their next academic step. However, they are designed to be used in a university preparatory year. Whatever the context, they would equip students with skills which are necessary to actualise their academic potential and are transferable to work contexts. Garnet lists the book as 'English for Academic and Specific Purposes', suggesting that they are accessible to both first and second English language speakers. TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit), created by members of the International Foundation Programme at the University of Reading, is intended to address the varied needs of British and international students studying a range of academic disciplines. For more details, see http://www.garneteducation.com. Looking at Scientific Writing was interesting, as my personal knowledge is slight. Working through this book, my confidence in approaching the task was high. With Presentations there is the assumption that the student will have seen lots of different presentations and have some tools with which to judge their quality. The remainder of the booklet makes valuable points. It would be nice to see some advice against the overwhelming use of PowerPoint presentations. Introduction to IT Skills gives a useful introduction to Microsoft Word and the Excel spreadsheet package. It covers some basic tasks which are likely to be helpful and, at the very least, establishes a satisfactory baseline of skills. In Module 4, Team-Working, a number of specific tasks clarify team work in various contexts. The exercises examine the strengths and needs of the learner - a useful module as a stand-alone. One of the benefits is that the series can be followed as a complete course or individual modules can be selected to address specific needs. In each module there are extension exercises as well as a glossary of terms. Each module is packed with ideas, exercises and content that will assist students. These booklets have great potential and would be best used to support a taught course, facilitated by someone with reasonable knowledge and able to offer some guidance, support and encouragement --Richard Messenger, Advisory Teacher, Qatar Education Reform Project for iatefl Voices, Issue 201, Ma

Very useful in helping to promote learner autonomy, critical reflection and intercultural competence --Cynthia Sikorski, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

It's fantastic --Barbara Betinelli, Milan State University, Italy

L'autore

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. Clare Nukui is Programme Director of the International Foundation Programme (IFP) at the University of Reading. She teaches EAP and Academic skills and is also responsible for the pastoral welfare of the students on the IFP. Clare is the author of four books in the Garnet Education TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit) series. She has also written materials for BBC English and book reviews for its corresponding magazine. She is a member of the editorial committee of InForm, a new journal for IFP professionals. She has delivered workshops and seminar papers on working with Japanese students and academic skills development at foundation level at IATEFL and has also lectured at the British Council, Tokyo on the History of English as a Global Language. Before joining the University of Reading, Clare taught in Nigeria, Hong Kong and Canada. She was also an EFL teacher at the Swan School, Oxford and a lecturer at an International College in Reading. Clare s research interests include the teaching of Critical Thinking, Plagiarism and Intercultural Communication. She has MAs in Applied Linguistics and Social Anthropology which have helped bring together her diverse interests. Andrew O'Cain currently teaches Sociology and Study Skills on the Access to Higher Education course at Gloucestershire College. He also tutors for the Open University on the course Power, Dissent, Equality Understanding Contemporary Politics . His previous role was with the University of Reading, where he taught Academic Skills, Politics and Sociology on the International Foundation Programme. He has also lectured on undergraduate courses in Sociology at the University of Reading and in Political Theory, Globalization, Democracy and European Politics at Oxford Brookes University. His research interests are centred on post-modern political theory and practice. He has contributed to two of the volumes in the TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit) series: Team-working and Research and Referencing. Jennifer Book has been teaching English as a foreign language since the early 1990s. She has spent time working in Italy and London and currently works for the University of Sussex where she teaches a variety of courses including general English, young learners and teacher training on the BA and MA in ELT. She has written materials for the TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit) series for Garnet Education and the BBC world service.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Garnet Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1859649181
• ISBN 13: 9781859649183
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 30
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile