Academic communication skills : conversation strategies for international graduate students / Li-Shih Huang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huang, Li-Shih.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication.

Conversation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is designed to assist international graduate students as they expand their linguistic and strategic repertoires in academic English conversations. 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.

Contents:

unit 1. Getting started : a guide to key terms and concepts

unit 2. Engaging in interpersonal communication

unit 3. Participating in small group settings I

unit 4. Participating in small group settings II

unit 5. Giving departmental presentations

unit 6. Teaching in the classroom

unit 7. Stepping out : conference presentations, research talks, teaching demonstrations, and interviews.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1283616025

9780761852810

9786613928474

0761852816

OCLC:

854970433