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Academic Communication Skills
Conversation Strategies for International Graduate Students
- 128 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Academic Communication Skills
Conversation Strategies for International Graduate Students
About this book
Academic Communication Skills is designed to assist international graduate students as they create their own opportunities to expand their linguistic and strategic repertoires in academic English conversations. The needs of international graduate students are often different than those of others who have learned English as an additional language because they participate in academic conversations at advanced levels, encounter daily opportunities to discuss topics about which they have sophisticated knowledge, and are required to share their expertise with others (in their roles as teaching assistants or research assistants).
As students progress in their academic studies, they increasingly understand that their fluency in academic oral communications plays an important role in their academic performance and future career options. While they recognize the importance, many voice frustrations, finding that speaking English is more difficult than writing and engaging in impromptu dialogues is more difficult than presenting prepared monologues.
This book is an excellent resource for either classroom instruction or for self-study. It provides effective confidence-building strategies that speakers can try when participating in a range of different academic interactions. By guiding both students and instructors in examining common conversational challenges in academic environments, including many of the assumptions that frequently cause miscommunication, the book provides proven strategies for increased effectiveness and confidence in cross-cultural academic conversations.
As students progress in their academic studies, they increasingly understand that their fluency in academic oral communications plays an important role in their academic performance and future career options. While they recognize the importance, many voice frustrations, finding that speaking English is more difficult than writing and engaging in impromptu dialogues is more difficult than presenting prepared monologues.
This book is an excellent resource for either classroom instruction or for self-study. It provides effective confidence-building strategies that speakers can try when participating in a range of different academic interactions. By guiding both students and instructors in examining common conversational challenges in academic environments, including many of the assumptions that frequently cause miscommunication, the book provides proven strategies for increased effectiveness and confidence in cross-cultural academic conversations.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Unit 1: Getting Started: A Guide to Key Terms and Concepts
- Unit 2: Engaging in Interpersonal Communication
- Unit 3: Participating in Small Group Settings I
- Unit 4: Participating in Small Group Settings II
- Unit 5: Giving Departmental Presentations
- Unit 6: Teaching in The Classroom
- Unit 7: Stepping Out - Conference Presentations, Research Talks, Teaching Demonstrations, and Interviews
- Notes on The Units
- References and Further Reading
- Subject Index
- About the Author