Academic Culture: A Student's Guide to Studying at University

ISBN-13: 9781352010336 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 346 str.

Jean Brick; Maria Herke; Deanna Wong

Spis treści

PART I: Introduction 1. What is Academic Culture? 2. Faculties, Departments and Disciplines 3. Communicating with Your Lecturer 4. Independent Learning PART II: Taking Part in University Learning 5. Academic Listening 6.Academic Reading 7. Taking Part in Tutorials and Seminars 8. Doing Group Assignments PART III: Becoming Critical 9. Opinions, Position and Bias 10. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Description 11. Sources of Academic Knowledge PART IV: Expressing your voice and referring to the voices of others 12. Voices in Academic Texts 13. Expressing Your Own Voice 14. What is Plagiarism? 15. Voices in Different Types of Text 16. Creating an Identity in Different Types of Text: Pronouns, Hedges, Boosters and Commands PART IV: Writing Academic Texts 17. Writing at University 18. Making Your Argument Flow 19. Writing Essays 20. Writing Reports 21. Writing Research Reports 22. Writing Reflective Texts 23. Writing Blogs and Discussion Forum Posts 24. Writing Lab Reports 25. Writing in Exams.

O autorze

Jean Brick has been involved in the field of academic literacy for over 20 years. She has worked with undergraduates and postgraduate students from both English speaking and non-English speaking backgrounds, and was formerly a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia.

Maria Herke is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia.

Deanna Wong was formerly Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia