Academic Communication Skills : Conversation Strategies for International Graduate Students

Huang, Li-Shih

University Press of America（2010/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 128 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780761852803
• DDC分類 378.19829

Full Description

Academic Communication Skills is designed to assist international graduate students as they create their own opportunities to expand their linguistic and strategic repertoires in academic English conversations. The needs of international graduate students are often different than those of others who have learned English as an additional language because they participate in academic conversations at advanced levels, encounter daily opportunities to discuss topics about which they have sophisticated knowledge, and are required to share their expertise with others (in their roles as teaching assistants or research assistants).
As students progress in their academic studies, they increasingly understand that their fluency in academic oral communications plays an important role in their academic performance and future career options. While they recognize the importance, many voice frustrations, finding that speaking English is more difficult than writing and engaging in impromptu dialogues is more difficult than presenting prepared monologues.
This book is an excellent resource for either classroom instruction or for self-study. It provides effective confidence-building strategies that speakers can try when participating in a range of different academic interactions. By guiding both students and instructors in examining common conversational challenges in academic environments, including many of the assumptions that frequently cause miscommunication, the book provides proven strategies for increased effectiveness and confidence in cross-cultural academic conversations.

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 UNIT 1 GETTING STARTED: A GUIDE TO KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
Chapter 4 UNIT 2 ENGAGING IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Chapter 5 UNIT 3 PARTICIPATING IN SMALL GROUP SETTINGS I
Chapter 6 UNIT 4 PARTICIPATING IN SMALL GROUP SETTINGS II
Chapter 7 UNIT 5 GIVING DEPARTMENTAL PRESENTATIONS
Chapter 8 UNIT 6 TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM
Chapter 9 UNIT 7 STEPPING OUT - CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, RESEARCH TALKS, TEACHING DEMONSTRATIONS, AND INTERVIEWS
Chapter 10 NOTES ON THE UNITS
Chapter 11 REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
Chapter 12 SUBJECT INDEX
Chapter 13 ABOUT THE AUTHOR