Introduction to Scholarship: Building Academic Skills for Tertiary Study 2e

Introduction to Scholarship: Building Academic Skills for Tertiary Study 2nd edition offers a practical, coached approach to developing the basic academic and critical- thinking skills required to succeed in the tertiary environment. It focuses on a broad range of cognitive and technical skills for the foundation of university preparation and is suitable for first-year Academic Literacy or Introduction to Scholarship courses at universities and colleges.
Features
A scenario or case study relevant to the problems discussed in the chapter.
Margin glosses of difficult or new vocabulary.
Short explanations of theory and examples, followed by reading, writing and language-based activities to increase familiarity with academic English.
A range of sort-response and comprehension questions, as well as more challenging higher-order cognitive questions.
A humorous and collegial tone, which will encourage students to co-create their learning.
Activities on the Learning Zone for lecturers and students for whom the book is prescribed, including interactive assessments, links to online resources, videos, readings and assignments.