Communicating at University

Communicating at University: Skills for Success
[First Edition]

Nicola Rolls and Peter Wignell

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'Communicating at University: Skills for Success' aims to ensure that students in any area of higher education have a good foundation in the academic communication skills required to succeed at university and in professional contexts.

The text explains to students how they should go about:
- Developing effective reading techniques and critical evaluation;
- Notetaking;
- Writing in academic style;
- Referencing;
- Thinking and planning for assignments;
- Writing the range of assignment types required at university: essays, reports, critiques, annotated bibliographies; and
- Communicating verbally.

The text is written by experts in the fields of applied linguistics and academic literacy who are actively engaged in related teaching and research at Charles Darwin University. The authors have used an approach that embeds the information being taught, in discussion and activities that allow students to gain a deep understanding of what they are learning and experience in how they put this into practice.