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Headway academic skills : reading, writing and study skills. Level 3, Student's book / Sarah Philpot and Lesley Curnick.

By: Philpot, Sarah.
Contributor(s): Curnick, Lesley.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Headway academic skills.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 94 p. : col. ill.28 cm.ISBN: 9780194741613.Subject(s): Study skills | Independent study | Reading | WritingDDC classification: 371.30281
Contents:
Education and learning -- Innovations in health and medicine -- Urban planning -- Water, food and energy -- Free trade and fair trade -- Conserving the past -- Wonders of the modern world -- Olympic business -- Trends -- Communication and technology.
Summary: Headway Academic Skills can be used independently, or alongside a general English coursebook such as New Headway or New Headway Plus. Designed for students moving on to academic studies or for those on a foundation programme, the series focuses on improving students' academic skills by: -Developing the specific skills required for academic studies through a wide range of topics relevant to higher education. Exploring strategies to help students with new vocabulary, and to record, vary, and build their vocabulary. Offering guidance in undertaking research, and in acknowledging sources.Providing plenty of guided practice as well as freer practice to encourage learner independence.

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Headway Academic Skills can be used independently, or alongside a general English coursebook such as New Headway or New Headway Plus.

Designed for students moving on to academic studies or for those on a foundation programme, the series focuses on improving students' academic skills by:

-Developing the specific skills required for academic studies through a wide range of topics relevant to higher education.
-Exploring strategies to help students with new vocabulary, and to record, vary, and build their vocabulary.
-Offering guidance in undertaking research, and in acknowledging sources.
-Providing plenty of guided practice as well as freer practice to encourage learner independence.

Education and learning -- Innovations in health and medicine -- Urban planning -- Water, food and energy -- Free trade and fair trade -- Conserving the past -- Wonders of the modern world -- Olympic business -- Trends -- Communication and technology.

Headway Academic Skills can be used independently, or alongside a general English coursebook such as New Headway or New Headway Plus. Designed for students moving on to academic studies or for those on a foundation programme, the series focuses on improving students' academic skills by: -Developing the specific skills required for academic studies through a wide range of topics relevant to higher education. Exploring strategies to help students with new vocabulary, and to record, vary, and build their vocabulary. Offering guidance in undertaking research, and in acknowledging sources.Providing plenty of guided practice as well as freer practice to encourage learner independence.

CIT Module SOCI 6018 - Core reading.

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Liz and John Soars are highly experienced teachers and teacher-trainers, well-known for their contributions to EFL teaching and methodology.

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