Academic Inquiry 1, Sentences and Paragraphs - Softcover

Kim, Marcia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199025398 ISBN 13: 9780199025398

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2018

Synopsis

The series is designed for the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing courses that prepare students from non-English speaking backgrounds for mainstream college and university level studies. The series acts as a bridge into the heavy writing demands of post-secondary education. Grounded in the core academic disciplines found on Canadian college and university campuses, the series takes an inquiry- and content-based approach to developing academic writing skills. The inquiry-based approach puts the needs of students front and centre in each unit, with their questions driving the acquisition of both language and content knowledge. By using academic content as a vehicle to contextualize learning, writing skills are embedded in a rich framework that provides an opportunity for the recycling and spiralling of core concepts. To promote content-rich writing outcomes, authentic academic readings are used throughout the series as a springboard for the promotion of effective academic writing. These readings are accompanied by learning strategies, anti-plagiarism tips, critical thinking development, grammar points, and specific writing skills that are distributed according to the demands of the unit content and writing assignments. Skills and learning strategies embedded in the disciplinary context of a unit build on one another to contribute to the creation of the writing assignment. A complete teacher's resource will be available online.

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About the Author

Jennifer MacDonald has over 15 years' experience teaching ESL and EAP. She has taught at the YMCA International School, the Spanish Ministry of Education, and Dalhousie University. Her academic credentials include a PhD of Education from University College London and an MA in TESOL from the University of London. Marcia Kim has been teaching EAP and ESL since 1991. She has taught at the University of Calgary, Global Village, and the Tokyo Center for Language and Culture. She has an MA in TESOL and has publishing several EAP papers. Scott Roy Douglas is the series director of Academic Inquiry. He has been teaching and studying ESL learning since 2000. He has taught at the University of Calgary, Kansai Gaidai University, and the University of British Columbia, among others. He earned his PhD in TESL from the University of Calgary and his Med in TESL from the same institution.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199025398
• ISBN 13: 9780199025398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280