Academic Success

This book delivers exactly what the title promises: everything a student needs to be successful in their studies. * Lee Fallin, University of Hull, UK * An invaluable guide to the nature of successful learning in a university context, which will help students better prepare for and manage the challenges faced in tertiary studies. * Professor Jack Richards, University of Sydney, Australia * Academic Success includes everything a student needs to know about university: from how a university works through to advice on reading, writing and thinking academically, including differences between disciplines. It's a comprehensive, useful guide to transitioning to university and succeeding in your studies. * Helen Cooper, University of Birmingham, UK *

Jean Brick was formerly a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia. Nick Wilson, Deanna Wong and Maria Herke are all Lecturers in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia.

Introduction PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY STUDY 1. What's Different About Academic Communication? 2. Students and Lecturers 3. Independent Learning PART 2: TAKING PART IN UNIVERSITY LEARNING 4. Academic Listening 5. Academic Reading Tutorials and Seminars 7. Doing Group Assignments PART 3: BECOMING CRITICAL 8. Opinions, Positions and Bias 9. Critical Thinking 10. Sources of Academic Knowledge PART 4: EXPRESSING YOUR VOICE AND REFERRING TO THE VOICES OF OTHERS 11. Voices in Academic Texts 12. Expressing Your Own Voice 13. Avoiding Plagiarism 14. Voices in Different Types of Text 15. Creating an Identity in Different Types of Text PART 5: WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS 16. Writing in the University 17. Making Your Argument Flow 18. Writing Essays 19. Writing Reports 20. Writing Research Reports 21. Writing Reflective Texts 22. Writing Electronic Texts 23. Writing in Exams Further Reading Glossary.