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Business CATALOGUE 2025|2026 7ACADEMIC liTERACYL BEEKMAN, C DUBE, H POTGIETER & J UNDERHILLAcademic Literacy is an essential tool for people moving into the tertiary phase of education, to support the achievement of their goals. It covers all the necessary academic skills and competencies for constructive and successful study %u2013 not only reading, writing, listening and verbal communication, but also critical thinking, possibly the core skill needed at this level of study. Other skills it aims to develop are: understanding and engaging in academic study; vocabulary; reading for study purposes; argument; paraphrasing and summarising; writing paragraphs; assignment writing; and preparing for examinations. Academic Literacy will help you cope with the reading and writing demands of further and higher education. It will also help you be more knowledgeable about yourself, your aspirations, career goals, and how to manage your time and stress more effectively.CONTENTSIntroductionChapter 1: Academic Literacy in Higher EducationChapter 2: Developing VocabularyChapter 3: Reading for Study PurposesChapter 4: Understanding Academic ArgumentChapter 5: Avoiding Plagiarism: Paraphrasing, Summarising and QuotingChapter 6: Writing ParagraphsChapter 7: Assignment WritingChapter 8: Study SkillsChapter 9: Examination Skills SUITABLE FORAll higher education studentsbusiness management4th EDITION 2023 Ed202 PAGESSUPPORT MATERIAL978 1 48513 163 2 ZAR R293.00978 1 48513 173 1 ZAR R264.00e-BOOKAcademic LiteracyLitha Beekman Cecilia DubeHerman Potgieter Jenni Underhill4th EDITION