Academic Writing, Listening and Reading Coursebooks

879 pages for an irresistible price! Designed by a triple-distinction UK university lecturer, these 3 editable courses consist of Academic Writing, Listening and Reading Coursebooks, Teacher's Books, Test / Assessment Packs and Schemes of work that can be used to teach (undergraduate / postgraduate) pre-university English or IELTS preparation. Answers are included.

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ACADEMIC WRITING UNITS
WEEK 1
Introduction to academic writing
Elements of good writing: SPA (Subject, Purpose, Audience)
Types of academic writing
The format of short and long writing tasks
Features of academic writing

WEEK 2
Time management strategies
Types of academic writers
The writing planning process
Writing paragraphs
Topic sentences

WEEK 3
Supporting details
Concluding sentences
Unity and coherence in a paragraph
Cohesion in a paragraph
Analysing causes and effects
The language of cause and effect
The structure of cause / effect essays
Writing cause / effect paragraphs
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1: 250-WORD CAUSE / EFFECT ESSAY

WEEK 5
Summarising stages
Paraphrasing stages
Paraphrasing techniques

WEEK 6
Brainstorming solutions
Problem / Solution language
Analysing a problem / solution essay
Writing solution paragraphs
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2: 250-WORD PROBLEM / SOLUTION ESSAY

WEEK 7
Introduction to Extended Writing (EW)
EW planning and structure
EW introduction and conclusion
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASK: 1,000-WORD ESSAY

WEEK 8
The structure of advantages and disadvantages essays
Planning an advantages and disadvantages essay
Typical language
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3: 250-WORD ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ESSAY

WEEK 9
Critical thinking
Cognitive biases
Plagiarism
Incorporating sources and your writer voice

WEEK 10
Revising
Proofreading
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT DEADLINE: 1,000-WORD ESSAY

ACADEMIC LISTENING UNITS

Weeks 1 & 2: British Accents; Listening Strategies; Lecture Signposting; Principles of Note-Taking; Abbreviations and Symbols; Note-Making Systems; Lecture Approaches; Lecture Introductions and Conclusions; Critical Listening

Week 3: Jobs and Work; Introduction to Stance; Skimming and Scanning Practice; Work Idioms; Introduction to Academic Word List; Listening Comprehension; Collocations

Formative Assessment 1

Week 4: Leadership and Management; Intensive Listening Practice; Recording Academic Vocabulary; Scanning and Note-Making Practice; Dealing with Unknown Vocabulary; Word Stress

Week 5: Building a Business; Listening for Specific Information Practice; Business Idioms; Listening to Multiple Speakers; Project Work

Formative Assessment 2

Week 6: Business Ethics; Evaluating Listening Content; Reporting Verbs; Lecture Structure and Signposting Review; Short and Long Vowel Sounds

Week 7: Globalisation; Scanning Practice; Word Families; Skimming and Listening in Detail Practice; Cultural Awareness

Formative Assessment 3

Week 8: Technological Innovation and Creativity; Features of Successful Presentations; Pausing and Chunking; Mind Map Review; Predicting Listening Content; Critical Thinking Practice

Week 9: Artificial Intelligence; Language of Prediction; Scanning and Listening in Detail Practice; Prediction Practice; Balanced Argument; Language of Contrast

Week 10: Revision

Summative Assessment

The ACADEMIC SPEAKING materials consist of editable Student's Booklet, Teacher's Booklet, Practice Seminars, Criteria for Assessing Seminar Skills and Presentations and Scheme of Work.