Progressive Skills in English (Combined Skills)

The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English._x000D_
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Listening skills include:_x000D_
• note-taking, using scientific numbering_x000D_
• using lecture handouts effectively_x000D_
• understanding a speaker’s arguments_x000D_
• understanding concessions_x000D_
• recognizing start / end of digressions_x000D_
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Speaking skills include:_x000D_
• clarifying issues in a discussion_x000D_
• raising / dealing with an objection_x000D_
• expressing and dealing with uncertainty_x000D_
• summarizing_x000D_
• referring to research_x000D_
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Reading skills include:_x000D_
• highlighting key points_x000D_
• recognizing and recording sources_x000D_
• making inferences_x000D_
• reacting to texts_x000D_
• understanding sentence relationships_x000D_
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Writing skills include:_x000D_
• linking sentences_x000D_
• restating (avoiding plagiarism)_x000D_
• supporting statements with evidence_x000D_
• writing about graphs_x000D_
• using lexical cohesions

ISBN 13: 9781859646854

Author: Terry Phillips