Reading at University How to Improve Your Focus and Be More Critical
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Jamie Roberts is a Learning Advisor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is Director of Uniwrite, a company which runs preparatory writing courses for high school students.
Caitlin Hamilton is a Research Associate at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is Editorial Manager of the Australian Journal of International Affairs.
Reading at University How to Improve Your Focus and Be More Critical
The book is a wealth of valuable advice, strategies, and resources about university and academic reading that will certainly help any undergraduate and graduate students as well as academic readers to navigate the reading demand in their studies and work. It is easy to follow and even fun to read!
Linh Phung, Eduling University Academy, USA
Reading at University provides students with the tools necessary to tackle the volume and complexity of reading required at university. By taking students through a range of “myths”, followed by practical and helpful advice on how to maximise analytical reading, the book gives students the insider’s approach to effective reading.
Andrew Struan, University of Glasgow, UK
Introduction
Twelve dubious assumptions about reading at university
The purpose of universities and the nature of academic publishing and what this means for your reading
Marking criteria related to reading
The different types of sources encountered at university
Optimising the environment in which you read
Making notes when you read
Reading to work out what a source is generally about
Reading in depth
The assignment-production process: reading, planning and writing
Reading critically (part 1): different ways of using information in your writing, including critiquing
An extended activity about how to find, evaluate and use information from a single source
Reading critically (part 2): Comparative reading and synthesis
Reading to understand your field
Reading to write: developing your academic voice by imitating good writers
Reading widely to enrich your studies and life
Conclusion.
The book is a wealth of valuable advice, strategies, and resources about university and academic reading that will certainly help any undergraduate and graduate students as well as academic readers to navigate the reading demand in their studies and work. It is easy to follow and even fun to read!
Linh Phung, Eduling University Academy, USA
Reading at University provides students with the tools necessary to tackle the volume and complexity of reading required at university. By taking students through a range of “myths”, followed by practical and helpful advice on how to maximise analytical reading, the book gives students the insider’s approach to effective reading.
Andrew Struan, University of Glasgow, UK
Introduction
Twelve dubious assumptions about reading at university
The purpose of universities and the nature of academic publishing and what this means for your reading
Marking criteria related to reading
The different types of sources encountered at university
Optimising the environment in which you read
Making notes when you read
Reading to work out what a source is generally about
Reading in depth
The assignment-production process: reading, planning and writing
Reading critically (part 1): different ways of using information in your writing, including critiquing
An extended activity about how to find, evaluate and use information from a single source
Reading critically (part 2): Comparative reading and synthesis
Reading to understand your field
Reading to write: developing your academic voice by imitating good writers
Reading widely to enrich your studies and life
Conclusion.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Jamie Roberts is a Learning Advisor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is Director of Uniwrite, a company which runs preparatory writing courses for high school students.
Caitlin Hamilton is a Research Associate at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is Editorial Manager of the Australian Journal of International Affairs.