Reading at University
eBook - PDF

Reading at University

How to Improve Your Focus and Be More Critical

  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Reading at University

How to Improve Your Focus and Be More Critical

About this book

This concise and practical text will equip students with the effective reading strategies they need when preparing for their university assessments. It dispels assumptions often made about the nature of reading at university, and provides an overview of the culture of academic reading, note-making, and what markers expect. This text provides support for reading structured around the process of crafting an assignment, including reading critically and developing an academic voice.

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Information

Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781352009163
eBook ISBN
9781352009170
Edition
1
Subtopic
Study Guides

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. It’s not about speed reading…
  5. …It’s about being anĀ active, purposeful reader
  6. Whom this book is for
  7. How this book is organized
  8. How toĀ use this book
  9. And remember: it takes time toĀ become aĀ strong reader
  10. Terminology
  11. Part 1: Before You Read
  12. Part 2: Reading for Your Classes and Assignments
  13. Conclusion
  14. Answers
  15. References
  16. Index