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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Academic Literacy
L BEEKMAN, C DUBE, H POTGIETER & J UNDERHILL
Academic Literacy is an essential tool to support the achievement of academic goals that depend on reading, writing, listening and verbal communication. It covers all the necessary academic skills and competencies for constructive and successful study and focuses on developing your thinking skills, possibly the core skill needed at this level of study. Other skills that the learner will be exposed to are: understanding and engaging in academic study; developing vocabulary; reading for study purposes; argument; paraphrasing and summarising; writing paragraphs; assignment writing, and examination skills.
Academic Literacy will assist you in coping with the reading and writing demands of further and higher education. You will also be guided to be more knowledgeable about yourself, your aspirations, career goals, and how to manage your time and stress more effectively.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
• New chapter on study skills
• Expanded section on referencing and how to avoid plagiarism
• Expanded reading chapter
• New chapter on grammar and punctuation.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Litha Beekman is a registered educational psychologist and has been involved in study skills training and research at secondary school and tertiary education level.
Cecilia Dube holds in MA in Applied English Linguistics from the University of Zimbabwe. Until recently, she worked in the Academic Development Centre at the University of Johannesburg in academic literacies development.
Herman Potgieter managed the Open University MBA Programme in South Africa for seven years and has been tutoring for Open University for 13 years. His career focus is student support for university students.
Jenni Underhill works in the Academic Development Centre at the University of Johannesburg, working in tutor development and mentorship. Herman Potgieter works at the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) as an academic development officer.
SUITABLE FOR
All first-year university, university of technology and college students.
978 1 48511 179 5 978 1 48511 793 3 2e 2016
148 PAGES
ZAR R220.00 ZAR R205.00
JUTA BUSINESS CATALOGUE | 2018/2019
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