Examination Technique: University Foundation Study Course Book: Module 12: Examination Technique (Transferable Academic Skills Kit (TASK)) - Brossura

Anthony Manning; Frances Russell

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ISBN 10: 1859649262 ISBN 13: 9781859649268

Casa editrice: Garnet Education, 1999

Riassunto

Transferable Academic Skills Kit: Module 12: Examination Technique 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 how to prepare a revision schedule * Allows students to find out how they learn best * Familiarizes students with a range of study aids and revision techniques * Teaches students to maximize their exam performance * Explores how to recognize what an exam task requires * Discusses techniques for managing exam nerves Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules.

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Informazioni sull?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. Jane Brooks wrote the TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit) Teacher s Book and has contributed to a number of other modules in the series. She has been working in ELT since 1983. After teaching ESOL for a brief time, she moved into English for Academic Purposes, and has taught this in the UK and Caribbean for the last 23 years. She has also taught linguistics and francophone literature. At present, she is based at the University of Sussex, where she works mostly on pre-sessional courses. She is also researching plagiarism amongst international university students in UK universities.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Garnet Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1859649262
• ISBN 13: 9781859649268
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 38
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile