Adrian Wallwork

English for Interacting on Campus

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume covers the day-to-day activities of a non-native English speaking student carrying out research, attending lectures, socializing, and living in a foreign country. Whether on a US campus as a foreign student, or in a non-English speaking country where classes are given in English, this book will help students build confidence in interacting with professors and fellow students.

Produktdetails

• English for Academic Research
• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-28732-4
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9783319287324
• ISBN-10: 331928732X
• Artikelnr.: 44223504

Autorenporträt

Adrian Wallwork edits scientific papers and teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. In addition to his many books for Springer, he has written course books for Oxford University Press and discussion books for Cambridge University Press.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Living in Another Country and Dealing with Cultural Differences.- 2. Relationships with Fellow Students.- 3. Communicating face-to-face with professors.- 4. Communicating with professors via email.- 5. Participating in Lectures, Tutorials, Meetings, Workshops, and Seminars.- 6. Listening and Questioning during Lectures.- 7. Successful Conversations and Discussions.- 8. Telephoning.- 9. What to say when you don't understand what someone has said.- 10. Improving Your Pronunciation.- 11. Improve your English with Audiovisual Resources.- 12. Automatic Translation: Pros and Cons.- 13. Smileys, Acronyms, Txt Messg.- 14. Useful Phrases.- 15. Mini Grammar.