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From English Language Test to University Success
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This short and pithy guide helps readers to understand the differences between English language tests and university-level work. It covers the study and language skills directly connected to using English successfully in an academic context. It also covers critical thinking, disciplinary knowledge, styles and genres. Useful...
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Description
This short and pithy guide helps readers to understand the differences between English language tests and university-level work. It covers the study and language skills directly connected to using English successfully in an academic context.
It also covers critical thinking, disciplinary knowledge, styles and genres. Useful skills for reading, making notes, writing assessmentsβparticularly the use of languageβunderstanding lectures and seminars, and speaking in seminars are addressed.
From English Language Test to University Success gives readers the tools and information needed to not only cope with university study, but to excel and produce top-level work. It encourages the reader to see themselves not just as a βstudentβ but as a researcher, an original and creative thinker, and as someone who can share their ideas and insights with others in order to add to the knowledge of their field.
Series: Pocket Study Skills
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University students are typically exposed to a much wider variety of academic sources at university β including monographs, textbooks, journals, and reports β and, crucially, a much larger proportion of their time is spent on independent academic reading, relative to their time in school. There are lots of study skills texts which deal with academic writing in some form or...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Where's Your Argument?
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Getting Critical
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781350517141
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 108.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 120
About the Author
Jeanne Godfrey has been teaching and managing in the field of English language and academic writing for over twenty years and currently lectures at the University of Leeds, UK. She has been Chair of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes and set up one of the first academic writing centres in a UK university. Jeanne is author of Writing for University, The Student Phrase Book, How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays and Reading and Making Notes.
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Reading and Making Notes
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How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays
Reading is part and parcel of academic writing, and knowing which sources to include in assignments and how to go about this process can be challenging. That's where this handy guide comes in. With over 20 years' experience in the field, Jeanne Godfrey is no stranger to essay writing. Taking students step-by-step through the process, from choosing their sources to...Paperback$4495Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Student Phrase Book
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This indispensable guide shows students what successful academic writing involves and gives them the tools they will need to write successfully themselves. It separates fact from fiction and takes students through the five essential elements of academic writing: writing critically; using sources; developing your own voice; having a clear structure and style; and editing and polishing drafts. Chapters include annotated...Paperback$3495Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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