Transferable Academic Skills Kit: Module 1: Key Foundation Skills The Garnet Education Transferable Academic Skill Kit was short-listed for the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2008. TASK is a flexible learning resource that has been carefully designed to develop the key transferable skills that promote students' success in university and college study. Whether you are a student or a teacher, the TASK series provides a tried and tested teaching and learning tool suitable for a broad range of academic disciplines. A series of supported exercises relates theory to practice and provides students with the tools to develop a framework of skills that can then be used in a wide range of contexts both inside and outside the academic world. TASK can be followed as a complete course or individual modules can be selected to address specific needs. Created by members of the academic staff of the International Foundation Programme at the University of Reading, TASK forms a part of the university's skills provision for home and international students at all levels. Key Features * Identifies key transferable skills for higher education study * Establishes students' existing skills, strengths and weaknesses * Helps students improve their organization and efficiency * Provides support with time management Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules.

Transferable Academic Skills Kit: Module 7: Introduction to IT Skills The Garnet Education Transferable Academic Skill Kit was short-listed for the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2008. TASK is a flexible learning resource that has been carefully designed to develop the key transferable skills that promote students' success in university and college study. Whether you are a student or a teacher, the TASK series provides a tried and tested teaching and learning tool suitable for a broad range of academic disciplines. A series of supported exercises relates theory to practice and provides students with the tools to develop a framework of skills that can then be used in a wide range of contexts both inside and outside the academic world. TASK can be followed as a complete course or individual modules can be selected to address specific needs. Created by members of the academic staff of the International Foundation Programme at the University of Reading, TASK forms a part of the university's skills provision for home and international students at all levels. Key Features * Teaches students to use the toolbar effectively * Practises highlighting text in order to modify and move it around * Familiarizes students with academic conventions * Improves students' confidence in storing documents and sending attachments by e-mail * Explores the benefits of using spreadsheets * Teaches students how to create charts and graphs Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules.

Transferable Academic Skills Kit: Module 10: Research and Referencing The Garnet Education Transferable Academic Skill Kit was short-listed for the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2008. TASK is a flexible learning resource that has been carefully designed to develop the key transferable skills that promote students' success in university and college study. Whether you are a student or a teacher, the TASK series provides a tried and tested teaching and learning tool suitable for a broad range of academic disciplines. A series of supported exercises relates theory to practice and provides students with the tools to develop a framework of skills that can then be used in a wide range of contexts both inside and outside the academic world. TASK can be followed as a complete course or individual modules can be selected to address specific needs. Created by members of the academic staff of the International Foundation Programme at the University of Reading, TASK forms a part of the university's skills provision for home and international students at all levels. Key Features * Explains why other sources of information strengthen essays * Familiarizes students with the range of information available * Explores the use and importance of a bibliography * Familiarizes students with the APA referencing system * Teaches students what plagiarism is * Enables students to identify relevant information in their research notes Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules.

Transferable Academic Skills Kit: Module 11: Presentations The Garnet Education Transferable Academic Skill Kit was short-listed for the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2008. TASK is a flexible learning resource that has been carefully designed to develop the key transferable skills that promote students' success in university and college study. Whether you are a student or a teacher, the TASK series provides a tried and tested teaching and learning tool suitable for a broad range of academic disciplines. A series of supported exercises relates theory to practice and provides students with the tools to develop a framework of skills that can then be used in a wide range of contexts both inside and outside the academic world. TASK can be followed as a complete course or individual modules can be selected to address specific needs. Created by members of the academic staff of the International Foundation Programme at the University of Reading, TASK forms a part of the university's skills provision for home and international students at all levels. Key Features * Familiarizes students with the process of preparing to give a presentation * Teaches the specific skills needed for giving a group presentation * Evaluates how to plan the topic, focus and content of a presentation * Teaches the language and delivery skills needed for a competent presentation performance * Explores the use of visual aids * Familiarizes students with presentations software Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules.