About the book
English for Academic and Professional Skills is culmination of author’s years of research and teaching where he designed syllabus and prepared materials to teach his students for several years. This book as been written to help students as well as professionals in acquiring and sharpening their reading and writing skills in English.Academic skills like skimming, scanning, note-making, note-taking summarizing, writing essays etc. are some of the essential expertise, that one needs to acquire to organize their work and studies in a better way.
About the author
Dr Anand Mahanand has been on the faculty of the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad for more than thirteen years. His areas of interest include English for Academic Purposes, Language through Literature, and English in Multilingual Contexts.
He has conducted and supervised research projects and published books, materials and research papers in these areas. His major publications include Study Skills (co-authored), Tribal Folktales from Orissa (2009), English through Folktales (2011) and Tribal India in Fiction (2011). He has recently completed a course titled EFL Teacher Training in ESP from the University of Oregon.
He has conducted and supervised research projects and published books, materials and research papers in these areas. His major publications include Study Skills (co-authored), Tribal Folktales from Orissa (2009), English through Folktales (2011) and Tribal India in Fiction (2011). He has recently completed a course titled EFL Teacher Training in ESP from the University of Oregon.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Academic Reading
1. Skimming
2. Scanning
Part II: Grammar
3. Tenses
4. Articles
5. Reported Speech
6. Modals
Part III: Academic Writing
7. Note-Making
8. Note-Taking
9. Summarizing
10. Essays, Papers and Reviews
11. Descriptive Writing
12. Presenting a Balanced Argument
13. Résumé
14. Letters
Answers
Appendix
Credits
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