Amongst the top qualities required of successful students, reading and critical thinking are the ones that lay the foundation for everything else. Academic Literacy is an essential tool for people moving into the tertiary phase of education and will help students cope with the reading and writing demands of further and higher education.

ABOUT ACADEMIC LITERACY

The aim of this title – which students should get before the 2023 study year kicks off – is to develop skills such as:

• Understanding and engaging in academic study
   
• Vocabulary
   
• Reading for study purposes
   
• Argument
   
• Paraphrasing and summarising
   
• Writing paragraph
   
• Assignment writing
   
• And, of course, preparing for exams

The book covers all the necessary academic skills and competencies for constructive and successful study – reading, writing, listening and verbal communication, and critical thinking, possibly the core skill needed at this level of study. It also opens students up to meaningful gains and contributions to any field of study, and beyond that, to flourish in their profession.

Check out this title here and benefit from third-edition updates such as…

• An updated and expanded chapter on developing vocabulary and using dictionaries
   
• Renewed focus on critical thinking and reflective writing
   
• A refreshed chapter on writing and constructing effective paragraphs
   
• Supplemental text on assignment writing and referencing

There is also a selection of support material for prescribing institutions, making the lecturers as confident in their pupils’ success as the students!

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