ISBN: 1859649238 9781859649237

Category: Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language

Page count: 38

<p>Transferable Academic Skills Kit: Module 9: Scientific Writing</p> <p>The Garnet Education Transferable Academic Skill Kit was short-listed for the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2008.</p> <p>TASK is a flexible learning resource that has been carefully designed to develop the key transferable skills that promote students' success in university and college study. Whether you are a student or a teacher, the TASK series provides a tried and tested teaching and learning tool suitable for a broad range of academic disciplines.</p> <p>A series of supported exercises relates theory to practice and provides students with the tools to develop a framework of skills that can then be used in a wide range of contexts both inside and outside the academic world.</p> <p>TASK can be followed as a complete course or individual modules can be selected to address specific needs.</p> <p>Created by members of the academic staff of the International Foundation Programme at the University of Reading, TASK forms a part of the university's skills provision for home and international students at all levels.</p> <p>Key Features</p> <ul> <li>Teaches students how to structure and timetable a report</li> <li>Explores how to include appropriate content</li> <li>Practises how to write a Results section, including tables and figures</li> <li>Familiarizes students with the conventions for writing numbers and abbreviations</li> <li>Discusses how to write other sections of a report effectively</li> <li>Practises editing and revising report content</li> </ul> <p>Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules.</p>