Reading and Writing: (English for Academic Study S.)

English for Academic Study: Reading & Writing EAS Reading & Writing challenges and stimulates students preparing for English-medium study. Activities are designed for use with the accompanying extensive texts, which are extracted from actual academic sources. The Reading and Writing sections can be studied separately, or used together as part of an integrated program of study. The unit topics are as follows: * Academic Achievement * Early Human Development * The Environment Today * Telemedicine * Statistics without Tears * Human Activity and Climate Change * The Global Village * The New Linguistic Order Each unit has weblinks offering additional information and activities, related to both reading and writing skills, and the topics covered in the units. A dedicated website, www.englishforacademicstudy.com, offers further instructor resources. This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for academic study series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS Extended Writing & Research Skills, EAS Listening, EAS Vocabulary, and EAS Speaking & Pronunciation.

Table of Contents:
Reading Contents Introduction Task Introduction Unit 1: Academic Achievement Unit 2: Early Human Development Unit 3a: The Environment Today Unit 4: Statistics without Tears Unit 5: Human Activity and Climate Change Unit 6: The Global Village Unit 7: The New Linguistic Order Writing Contents Introduction Unit 1: Academic Achievement Unit 2: Early Human Development Unit 3b: Telemedicine Unit 4: Statistics without Tears Unit 5: Human Activity and Climate Change Unit 6: The Global Village Unit 7: The New Linguistic Order Appendices

About the Author :
John Slaght has worked at the University of Reading in a variety of capacities since 1988 and currently works in the EAP department. He is Director of Assessment and Test Development in the International Study and Language Centre at the University. John has co-authored two books in Garnet Education's English for Academic Study series: Reading and Extended Writing and Research Skills. John has extensive overseas experience in Higher Education, having spent a total of 14 years teaching English, History and French in Africa, and Academic English in the Middle East. His work continues to take him to various areas of the globe. John is currently piloting a book of preparation materials for the Test of English for Educational Purposes and is planning further publications on Academic Reading and Language Testing. Currently, his responsibilities in testing include test administration and writing. He has been an item writer for Cambridge ESOL for a number of years and is regional team leader on a marking panel. Paddy Harben has been a teacher of English for over 20 years, and has worked for the Official Schools of Languages in Madrid, Spain, since 2006. He is a former lecturer in English for Academic Purposes at the University of Reading, and has a Masters in English and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge. His current interests include pedagogical aspects of teaching advanced classes - in particular, helping students to become autonomous users (rather than just learners) of the language, and psychological aspects of education in general. Paddy is co-author of Reading in Garnet Education's English for Academic Study series. Anne Pallant authored the Writing volume in Garnet Education's EAS series. Anne has varied experience of teaching English for Academic Purposes. She has been teaching on EAP courses at the Centre for Applied Language Studies since 1994 and is part of the EAP Management team. She was also Director of Studies at a Language School in Italy. Amongst other qualifications, Anne has obtained an MSc in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Aston University, a P.G.C.E from the University of Bristol and a Certificate in Online Education and Training from the Institute of Education, University of London. Whilst Anne is interested in the teaching of all skills within EAP courses, her current focus is on the teaching of academic writing skills and the development of appropriate materials and methodology. She is especially interested in the teaching of critical thinking skills in academic writing. Anne is also concerned with the teaching of study and research skills to prospective postgraduate students, and developing methods and materials through which the needs of students from different disciplines can be met in one classroom. She is also interested in teaching content-based courses and is presently involved in teaching writing to scientists and social scientists by electronic delivery and 'e-learning' methodology.