This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Reading is designed to challenge and stimulate students on pre-sessional and pre-departure courses. The Course Book contains step-by-step activities written by EAP professionals at the University of Reading’s International Study and Language Centre. The activities are designed for use with authentic reading texts in the accompanying EAS: Reading & Writing Source Book. EAS: Reading is based on an extensive review of recent research into EAP writing methodology, and reflects the most recent developments in language teaching for academic purposes. The unit topics are as follows: Reading for academic purposes. Sustainable energy. The business of science. Society today. Food security. Human resource management. Sustainable fashion. The Tipping Point. Each unit uses the contemporary, stimulating texts in the accompanying Reading & Writing Source Book to ensure that students are challenged to develop the reading skills and approaches that will be vital throughout their academic studies. The attractive new format includes key reading skills and study tip features, together with a comprehensive book map and a glossary of terms. The Course Book includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what has been covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities relating to reading skills and the topics covered in the units. Visit the dedicated website www.englishforacademicstudy.com for even more resources.

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Writing will help your students develop the academic writing skills they need to deal effectively with the written element of their academic study, as well as to develop other important skills such as reading research and critical thinking. The units are organized as follows: Introduction to academic writing. Sustainable energy. The business of science. Telemedicine. Food security. Human resource management. Sustainable fashion. The Tipping Poin.t Each unit explores a key aspect of writing and teaches it in the context of a specific topic area, e.g., Food security and Sustainable fashion. The tasks in each unit prepare students to write an essay that will consolidate the writing skills they are learning. Authentic texts in the accompanying EAS: Reading & Writing Source Book provide useful and interesting background information for each topic area covered. The Course Book includes unit summaries to give students a quick overview of what they have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both writing skills and the topics covered in the units.

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Extended Writing & Research Skills will help develop the practical skills your students need to tackle extended essays and projects and encourage the development of an independent approach to studying. The units are organized as follows: — Introduction to extended writing and research; — Using evidence to support your ideas; — Sourcing information for your project; — Developing your project; — Developing a focus; — Introductions, conclusions and definitions; — Incorporating data and illustrations; — Preparing for conference presentations. The units take students step by step through the process of producing an extended piece of academic writing. Authentic source materials, model answers and detailed advice are included to help support and guide them. This course will require them to apply skills and strategies they have already studied in order to help them complete a project independently. The Course Book includes unit summaries to give students a quick overview of what they have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both listening skills and the topics covered in the units. Visit the dedicated English for Academic Study website at www.englishforacademicstudy.com for even more resources.

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Listening will help your students develop the listening and note-taking skills they need to participate effectively in academic lectures and seminars. The units are organized as follows: — Listening and lectures; — Introductions to lectures — Identifying key ideas in lectures; — Note-taking; — Introducing new terminology; — What lecturers do in lectures; — Digressions. Each unit includes video and audio recordings of authentic lectures from a range of academic fields, including banking, development economics, marketing, psychology and linguistics. These have been recorded in a genuine academic environment and are a perfect way to prepare for English-Medium study. The Course Book includes unit summaries to give students a quick overview of what they have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both listening skills and the topics covered in the units.

This fully updated 2012 edition of the English for Academic Study: Reading & Writing Source Book accompanies the EAS: Reading and EAS: Writing Course Books, which can be studied separately or together in an integrated course. The EAS: Reading & Writing Source Book contains authentic and up-to-date academic texts that will help prepare students for academic life. Each text covers an interesting and topical issue, with the aim of challenging and stimulating the reader. All texts are a suitable length and level for academic study, and are designed for use with the Course Books. They will help to develop both reading and writing skills.

The Garnet Education English for Specific Academic Purposes series won the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2009. English for ICT Studies is a skills-based course designed specifically for students of ICT who are about to enter English-medium tertiary level studies. It provides carefully graded practice and progressions in the key academic skills that all students need, such as listening to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also equips students with the specialist language they need to participate successfully within an ICT faculty. Extensive listening exercises come from ICT lectures, and all reading texts are taken from the same field of study. There is also a focus throughout on the key ICT vocabulary that students will need.

An innovative new course for those studying English in the context of Islamic beliefs, history and current issues. Ideal for students seeking to develop transferable academic skills and strategies, such as: listening to talks and lectures, reading academic articles and books, taking part in discussions, giving presentations and writing academic essays. The syllabus concentrates on key vocabulary for different aspects of Islamic and religious studies, and on words and phrases commonly used in academic English. English for Islamic Studies has 15 units, each of which looks at a different aspect of Islam and its beliefs, culture and practices. Odd-numbered units concentrate on listening skills, while even-numbered units are centred on reading skills. Each unit is divided into three lessons: Lesson 1 contains vocabulary for the topic; vocabulary skills such as word-building, giving definitions and explanations; guidance on using synonyms for paraphrasing. Lesson 2 contains reading or listening texts and skills development. Lesson 3 contains speaking and/or writing tasks that recycle language and skills from the unit. The Skills check at the end of each unit is a useful summary of skills learnt or practised in the unit. There is also a glossary, vocabulary list and list of useful language exponents for each unit at the back of the book. Each unit provides between three and five hours of classroom activity, with the possibility of extra hours to be spent on suggested activities such as research, individual presentations or essay writing.

The Garnet Oracle Readers are one of Garnet Education's new series for 2012. Currently comprising 16 titles across four stages — from beginner to pre-intermediate — the series is carefully graded, lexically and structurally, to encourage children and young adults to read for pleasure and at speed. Ther stories are all, first and foremost, just that — stories, from ELT authors well known for their ability to craft original and engaging narratives to entertain and educate. Each reader contains striking and contemporary full-colour illustrations and photos, resource pages of well-scaffolded exercises, and an easy-to-use glossary. Titles in Levels 1 and 2 are 32 pages each, while titles in Levels 3 and 4 are 40 pages each. Each reader is available with or without an audio CD.

The Garnet Oracle Readers are one of Garnet Education's new series for 2012. Currently comprising 16 titles across four stages — from beginner to pre-intermediate — the series is carefully graded, lexically and structurally, to encourage children and young adults to read for pleasure and at speed. Ther stories are all, first and foremost, just that — stories, from ELT authors well known for their ability to craft original and engaging narratives to entertain and educate. Each reader contains striking and contemporary full-colour illustrations and photos, resource pages of well-scaffolded exercises, and an easy-to-use glossary. Titles in Levels 1 and 2 are 32 pages each, while titles in Levels 3 and 4 are 40 pages each. Each reader is available with or without an audio CD.

English for Islamic Studies An innovative new course for those studying English in the context of Islamic beliefs, history and current issues. Ideal for students seeking to develop transferable academic skills and strategies, such as: listening to talks and lectures, reading academic articles and books, taking part in discussions, giving presentations and writing academic essays.

English Skills for University: Level 1A Combined Course Book and Workbook This combined Course Book and Workbook will help you to improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and give you the confidence to begin your university studies in English. You will learn how to: — speak with good intonation and stress, and clear pronunciation; — use key spelling and grammar rules; — give confident and interesting presentations; — develop your vocabulary (and knowledge) within 10 useful subject areas; — predict and identify key information in texts; — write accurately, using a wide range of common sentence patterns; — listen for the important points in a conversation, talk or lecture. Accompanying Teacher's Book also available.

Gateway is a lively six-level series for children between the ages of six and twelve. It has a clear functional and grammatical syllabus that provides students with a framework within which to learn real-world English. Its gradual progression enables the students to build confidence in the four language skills and fosters thinking and reflection. It combines language and skills training with links to other areas of the curriculum, such as math, science and civic and moral values. Gateway takes students from CEF A1 to an early B1 level. At the higher level of the series, there is an emphasis on writing and ESOL-oriented skills. Key Features: — Lively, student-centered activities; — Puzzles and games; — Songs and chants; — Functional grammar practice; — Texts relevant to the students' lives; — Age-appropriate writing activities.

Gateway is a lively six-level series for children between the ages of six and twelve. It has a clear functional and grammatical syllabus that provides students with a framework within which to learn real-world English. Its gradual progression enables the students to build confidence in the four language skills and fosters thinking and reflection. It combines language and skills training with links to other areas of the curriculum, such as math, science and civic and moral values. Gateway takes students from CEF A1 to an early B1 level. At the higher level of the series, there is an emphasis on writing and ESOL-oriented skills. Key Features: — Lively, student-centered activities; — Puzzles and games; — Songs and chants; — Functional grammar practice; — Texts relevant to the students' lives; — Age-appropriate writing activities.

Gateway is a lively six-level series for children between the ages of six and twelve. It has a clear functional and grammatical syllabus that provides students with a framework within which to learn real-world English. Its gradual progression enables the students to build confidence in the four language skills and fosters thinking and reflection. It combines language and skills training with links to other areas of the curriculum, such as math, science and civic and moral values. Gateway takes students from CEF A1 to an early B1 level. At the higher level of the series, there is an emphasis on writing and ESOL-oriented skills. Key Features: — Lively, student-centered activities; — Puzzles and games; — Songs and chants; — Functional grammar practice; — Texts relevant to the students' lives; — Age-appropriate writing activities.

This combined Course Book and Workbook will help you to improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and give you the confidence to begin your university studies in English. You will learn how to: — speak with good intonation and stress, and clear pronunciation; — use key spelling and grammar rules; — give confident and interesting presentations; — develop your vocabulary (and knowledge) within five useful subject areas; — predict and identify key information in texts; — write accurately, using a wide range of common sentence patterns; — listen for the important points in a conversation, talk or lecture.

The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Listening skills include: • note-taking, using scientific numbering; • using lecture handouts effectively; • understanding a speaker's arguments; • understanding concessions; • recognizing start /end of digressions. Speaking skills include: • clarifying issues in a discussion; • raising / dealing with an objection; • expressing and dealing with uncertainty; • summarizing; • referring to research. Reading skills include: • highlighting key points; • recognizing and recording sources; • making inferences; • reacting to texts; • understanding sentence relationships. Writing skills include: • linking sentences; • restating (avoiding plagiarism); • supporting statements with evidence; • writing about graphs; • using lexical cohesions.

Progressive Skills in English 3: Workbook Do you need English in your studies? Then you need the Progressive Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English.

Gateway Level 4 Teacher's Book Gateway is a lively six-level series for children between the ages of six and twelve. It has a clear functional and grammatical syllabus that provides students with a framework within which to learn real-world English. Its gradual progression enables the students to build confidence in the four language skills and fosters thinking and reflection. It combines language and skills training with links to other areas of the curriculum, such as math, science and civic and moral values. Gateway takes students from CEF A1 to an early B1 level. At the higher level of the series, there is an emphasis on writing and ESOL-oriented skills. Key Features * Lively, student-centered activities * Puzzles and games * Songs and chants * Functional grammar practice * Texts relevant to the students' lives * Age-appropriate writing activities Accompanying Course Book and Activity Book also available.