The international student handbook / Hayo Reinders, Nick Moore and Marilyn Lewis.
Material type: TextSeries: Palgrave study skillsPublisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008Description: ix, 227 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 023054519X
- 9780230545199
- 378.170281 22
- LB2395 .R46 2008
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 378.170281 REI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A440534B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-200) and index.
1. Case studies: these people need help! -- 2. Planning your studies -- 3. Improving your English -- 4. Vocabulary -- 5. Listening to lecturers -- 6. Small-group learning -- 7. Reading -- 8. Essays at university -- 9. The essay writing process -- 10. Assessment -- 11. Communicating with staff -- 12. Dealing with problems.
"If English is not your first language and you are thinking about studying in another country, this book will give you the skills you need to make the most of your overseas studies." "Written by experts in the field, it is organised around important aspects of life as an international student. It will help you with understanding your lecturers, participating in tutorials and improving your academic English skills. It also explores what is different about studying overseas, what lecturers expect from you and what their feedback means. Finally, this book gives advice in a user-friendly layout on practical, financial and social topics, dealing with application letters, scholarships and how to make friends in a new country. It is built around a wealth of practical activities that give you hands-on practice to ensure your overseas study will be a success."--BOOK JACKET.
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