Good presentation skills are key to a successful career in academia. This guide provides examples taken from real presentations given both by native and non-native academics covering a wide variety of disciplines.
The easy-to-follow guidelines and tips will teach you how to:

• plan, prepare and practice a well-organized, interesting presentation
  
• avoid errors in English by using short easy-to-say sentences
  
• improve your English pronunciation and intonation
  
• gain confidence, and overcome nerves and embarrassment
  
• highlight the essential...

Written specifically for researchers of all disciplines whose first language is not English, this guide presents easy-to-follow rules and tips, along with authentic examples taken from real emails, referees' reports and cover letters, will show you how to:

• write effective emails (subject lines, structure, requests, level of formality)
  
• review other people's manuscripts
  
• reply effectively and constructively to referees' reports
  
• correspond with editors
  
• write letters regarding summer schools, internships, and PhD and postdoc...

This volume covers the day-to-day activities of a non-native English speaking student carrying out research, attending lectures, socializing, and living in a foreign country.

Scientific English is possibly the most rewarding area of EFL teaching. It differs from English for Academic Purposes (EAP) as it is directed to a much smaller audience: PhD and postdoc students. Courses on Scientific English are held in universities throughout the world, yet there is very little support for teachers in understanding what to teach andhow to teach it.

This guide is part of the English for Academic Research series. Part 1 of the book sheds light on the world of academia, the writing of research papers, and the role of journal editors and reviewers. Part 2 gives practical...

Personality tests are ubiquitous in magazines and on the web. Native English speakers love them. So do non-natives. In fact, personality tests are often used in coursebooks and workbooks in the world of EFL. This is the only collection of personality tests that can be used for self study by non-native speakers.

On the train, on the beach, on the sofa ... many people in all parts of the world spend inordinate amounts of time doing word searches. This book is aimed at such people who happen to be studying English too. The book turns a popular pastime into an educational tool.

Problem solving exercises - in our case lateral thinking games, logic games, and riddles - are an extremely satisfying way of learning English. Then when they remember, they can pat themselves on the back that not only have they solved a problem but they've learned some new English words and expressions on the way!

Who doesn't like a good joke? There are hundreds of joke collections in book format and on the web, but non specifically intended for non-native speakers.
With this book readers not only read a joke, but they become actively involved in a learning exercise. This is achieved by presenting jokes in different formats such as:

• one joke with several possible punchlines: readers prove their understanding of the joke by choosing the correct punchline
  
• three jokes and three punchlines: readers match the jokes with the right punchlines
  
• one joke but all the...